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Species / Subspecies
Photographer
Year
Recording Area
Site
Keyword
February 2023
"Handsome"
  • Long-tailed Tit
  • 04-02-2023
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve
  • Clyde
"Handsome": Long-tailed Tit, 04-02-2023, Bob Hamilton, Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve, Clyde
February 2023
Close up
  • Tufted Duck
  • 01-02-2023
  • David Bennie
  • Linlithgow
  • Lothian
Close up: Tufted Duck, 01-02-2023, David Bennie, Linlithgow, Lothian
February 2023
Luminous eye
  • Pochard
  • 01-02-2023
  • David Bennie
  • Linlithgow
  • Lothian
Luminous eye: Pochard, 01-02-2023, David Bennie, Linlithgow, Lothian
February 2023
Showing off underside
  • Pochard
  • 01-02-2023
  • David Bennie
  • Linlithgow
  • Lothian
Showing off underside: Pochard, 01-02-2023, David Bennie, Linlithgow, Lothian
Appeared to be stretching
February 2023
Showing off wing feathers
  • Pochard
  • 01-02-2023
  • David Bennie
  • Linlithgow
  • Lothian
Showing off wing feathers: Pochard, 01-02-2023, David Bennie, Linlithgow, Lothian
There was no wing flap, just a reshuffle.
February 2023
Shared eye contact?
  • Goosander
  • 01-02-2023
  • David Bennie
  • Linlithgow
  • Lothian
Shared eye contact?: Goosander, 01-02-2023, David Bennie, Linlithgow, Lothian
February 2023
Preening close-up
  • Goosander
  • 01-02-2023
  • David Bennie
  • Linlithgow
  • Lothian
Preening close-up: Goosander, 01-02-2023, David Bennie, Linlithgow, Lothian
I was interested to see how the bird is able to open out the wing coverts to allow individual preening.
January 2023
2AAL
  • Black-headed Gull
  • 19-01-2023
  • David Bennie
  • Linlithgow
  • Lothian
2AAL: Black-headed Gull, 19-01-2023, David Bennie, Linlithgow, Lothian
When I first photographed and notified in 2021, I was fascinated to learn, "This bird (metal ring = EY21739) was ringed as a chick on 14/06/2014 at a colony in the Moorfoot Hills, Borders."
February 2023
In hiding
  • Kingfisher
  • 13-02-2023
  • Richard Whitson
  • James Hamilton Heritage Loch
  • East Kilbride
  • Clyde
In hiding: Kingfisher, 13-02-2023, Richard Whitson, James Hamilton Heritage Loch, East Kilbride, Clyde
The kingfisher doesn't always perch out in the open ... especially if it wants to have a preen in safety.
February 2023
Bath time
  • Canada Goose
  • 13-02-2023
  • Richard Whitson
  • James Hamilton Heritage Loch
  • East Kilbride
  • Clyde
Bath time: Canada Goose, 13-02-2023, Richard Whitson, James Hamilton Heritage Loch, East Kilbride, Clyde
February 2023
Looking Good
  • Little Grebe
  • 13-02-2023
  • Richard Whitson
  • James Hamilton Heritage Loch
  • East Kilbride
  • Clyde
Looking Good: Little Grebe, 13-02-2023, Richard Whitson, James Hamilton Heritage Loch, East Kilbride, Clyde
February 2023
Fast and low
  • Kingfisher
  • 13-02-2023
  • Richard Whitson
  • James Hamilton Heritage Loch
  • East Kilbride
  • Clyde
Fast and low: Kingfisher, 13-02-2023, Richard Whitson, James Hamilton Heritage Loch, East Kilbride, Clyde

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