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White Tailed Eagle - Western Isles
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Common Gulls Chick
Ref:g6015 |
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Grey Heron - Stornoway
Ref:9004
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This is a white tailed eagle - Britains largest bird of prey. Even larger than the golden eagles
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This common gull chick began to walk, just a few yards in front of us. These birds will have been incubated for up to 28 days and fledge at 34 - 36 days - June 8th 2011
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Another grey heron looking for food - Stornoway July 2011 |
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Grey Heron - Stornoway
Ref:9000
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Buzzard -Western Isles
Ref:2075 |
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Waxwing - Stornoway
Ref:Wax1000 |
This lovely grey heron just standing looking out on Stornoway Harbour from the Castle side - Nov 2009 |
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This lovely bird, the buzzard was spotted along the Lochs Road - Isle of Lewis - Bird Sightings Feb 2011 |
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These lovely birds the waxwing are so pretty - their wing tips really do look waxy - bright yellow and red tips to the wings.
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Buzzard
Ref:buz1000bc |
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Canada Goose - Garynahine |
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Whooper Swans - Isle of Harris
Ref:WHO10667 |
Western Isles bird sightings - Great Bernera - Nov 2011 |
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The Canada Goose - seen very rarely in the Western Isles - just a few sightings a year - this one may be one of a feral flock that seem to be frequenting the area of recent years. |
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Whooper swans - Isle of Harris - Scottish bird sightings |
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Red Breasted Merganser
Ref:RED2055
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Curlew - Stornoway
Ref:CU2000
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Grey Heron - Stornoway
Ref:9003
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Red Breasted Merganser - Stornoway Castle Grounds Nov 2010
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The largest European wading bird - has had breeding declines in many areas due to loss of habitat recently due to agricultural intensification. |
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Another shot of the grey heron as it stretches it neck |
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Red Breasted Merganser
Ref:RED20011
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Robin - Western Isles
Ref:Rob1000
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Stonechats - Western Isles
Ref:STO2080 |
Red Breasted Merganser - bird sightings Western Isles - Scotland Oct 2010
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This robin posed for us on top of the rocks along the South Lochs Road |
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These small dumpy birds with a habit of standing upright and staying still on perches
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Whimbrel - Isle of Lewis
Ref:WHIM1001 |
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Ringed Plovers in Flight
Ref:PL90001
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The whimbrels look so dainty and elegant - lovely birds seen here in The Western Isles - Scotland |
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December 2nd 2010 - this ringed plover on the beach at Col - getting lots of food from the tide line |
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A wheatear seen near Vhaltos. . Wheatears can occur on passage almost anywhere but breeding occurs largely in the north and west, |
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Blue Tit - Stornoway |
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Oyster Catchers - Garry
Ref:2025
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Gannet - Isle of Lewis
Ref:GAN6000 |
This lovely blue tit - quite happily perching in the branches in the Castle Grounds - Oct 2010 |
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Almost in unison - these two Oyster Catchers - feeding - Harris - Western Isles. |
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This juvenile gannet seemed to be a little lame and was taken off to be cared for ny the animal welfare persons along with a young dolphin that had been washed ashore |
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Robin - Western Isles
Ref:Rob2000
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Shag - Pabbay
Ref:SH8000
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Greenshank - Isle of Lewis
Ref:GREE1000 |
A lovely bright robin - Newmarket - Western Isles - january 2010. |
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Shag - seen from the Seatrek boat - on Pabbay Island - Western Isles |
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This greenshank was at the waters edge Miavaig - Isle of Lewis with a few others and some redshanks feeding alongside it. |
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Dunlin - Isle Of Lewis
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Fulmars Nesting at Ghioradail
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Ringed Plovers - Reef
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Dunlins have a short, rasping trill. They also have a purring song in flight.
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These fulmars were nesting in the cliffs - you get a great view of then from below. |
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A Dunlin leads the ringed plovers in flight - Reef Beach May 2010 |
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Buzzard - Timsgarry
Ref:buz2001 |
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Grey Heron - Isle of Harris
Ref:2067
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Curlew -Isle Of Harris
Ref:CU20011
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This buzzards "mate" had just flown off leaving this one watching both us and the rabbit closely. |
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This grey heron was looking out over Loch Erisort - Lochs - Feb 2011 |
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A curlew flying off - Isle of Harris - Western Isles - Scotland Bird Sightings
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Shelduck - Isle of Harris |
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Grey Heron - Harris
Ref:20377
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Buzzard -Western Isles
Ref:2071 |
These lovely shelducks - so pretty - seen near Leverburgh - Isle of Harris - February 2011 |
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The grey heron feeds on fish, amphibians, worms, small mammals and insects.. |
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Leverburgh - Harris - the buzzard in flight - magnificent wings |
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