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Outer Hebrides - Wildlife - 2014

  

Wildlife of the Outer Hebrides- Plants

Bluebell

Hyacinthoides hispanicus

x non-scripta

 

Bogbean

Menyanthes trifoliata

Bogbean

Menyanthes trifoliata

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus corniulatus

Common Butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris

Common Butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris

Common Cotton Grass

Eriophorum angustifolium

Broom

Cytisus scoparius ssp scoparius

Broom

Cytisus scoparius ssp scoparius

Creeping Willow

Salix repens var. repens

Early Marsh-Orchid

Dactylorhiza incarnata

Early Marsh-Orchid

Dactylorhiza incarnata

Fuchsia

Fuchsia magellanica

Giant Rhubarb

Gunnera tinctoria

Giant Rhubarb

Gunnera tinctoria

Hard Fern

Blechnum spicant

Lousewort

Pedicularis sylvatica

Heath Spotted-orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Marsh Thistle

Cirsium palustre

Sea Campion

Silene uniflora

Round-leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Silverweed

Potentilla anserina

Yellow Iris

Iris pseudacorus

Thrift

Armeria maritima,

 

Wildlife of the Outer Hebrides - Birds

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus,

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Ganet

Sula bassana

Eider

Somateria mollissima

 

 

Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria,

Great Northern Diver

Colymbus immer

Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria,

 

 

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

Twite

Carduelis flavirostris

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

 

 

Wheatear

Oenanthe oeanthe

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Wheatear

Oenanthe oeanthe

Stonechat

Saxicola torquata

Skylark

Alauda arvensis,

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Razorbill

Alca torda

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Raven

Corvus corax

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenas

Greylag Goose

Anser anser