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Thrift on Cumlins, Heoga Ness
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HU5278
Looking out towards the skerries of Neapaback.
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Thrift on Cumlins, Heoga Ness
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HU5278
Looking towards Burra Ness.
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Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris), Heoga Ness
by Mike Pennington
for square HU5279
Marsh Pennywort is quite local in Shetland, growing in very damp areas,... (more)
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Geese at Housetter, Northmavine
by Mike Pennington
for square HU3684
A White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) in the foreground, among Greylag... (more)
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Lesser Clubmoss (Selaginella selaginoides), Uyea Scord, Collafirth Hill
by Mike Pennington
for square HU3383
Not a moss, but a relative of the ferns, the species is widespread on the... (more)
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Salmon cages at Belmont
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HP5600
A rough day. A small flock of Long-tailed Ducks are passing.
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Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus), Kirk Ward, Nesting
by Mike Pennington
for square HU4758
White winter pelage is intended as camouflage, but it is not very... (more)
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Golden Plovers (Pluvialis apricaria), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5801
Golden Plover flocks are a typical sight in Shetland in autumn. Flocks of... (more)
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Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5901
The Striped Dolphin is a rare vagrant this far north; this juvenile was... (more)
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Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5901
In an ice-free corner of the loch.
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Goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula), Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5901
A male and a female; Goldeneyes winter in Shetland but do not breed here.... (more)
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Juvenile Gannet (Sula bassana), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5901
Juvenile Gannets leave the breeding colonies before they can fly, gliding... (more)
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Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) on Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HP5901
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Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5901
Newly arrived from winter in the southern hemisphere, Arctic Terns are... (more)
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Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5901
In the foreground is crushed ice, broken up by the thaw and strong winds.
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Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), east coast of Mu Ness
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6300
On a small stack between Hestibanks and Kid Geo.
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Oystercatcher (Haemotopus ostralegus), near Small Waters
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5803
The Shalder, as it is known in Shetland, is one of the sights and sounds... (more)
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Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) on East Booth, Easting
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6202
East Booth is the name of the ruined house. In the background is the island of Balta.
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Water Mint (Mentha aquatica), Sandwick
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
Common over Britain but this is one of the few sites in Shetland.
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Autumnal thistles in August, Easting beach
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HP6102
Onshore, salt-laden SE gales and cold northerlies have killed off many of... (more)
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Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), Easting
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
Monarch of all he surveys - possibly.
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Spear Thistles (Cirsium vulgare), Lund
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5703
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Otter family, Muness
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6301
A mother and two large cubs on the retreat; one has lost the tip of the tail.
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Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile) and Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum), Lund
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5803
Two typical plants of more acidic grassland on Unst.
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Red Bartsia (Odontites verna), Easting
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
A very rare plant in Shetland; this is one of just four stations in the... (more)
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Whale vertebrae, Breiwick, Ham Ness
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6301
Part of the backbone of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) corpse... (more)
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Sanderling (Calidris alba), Easting
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
Sanderlings breed in the High Arctic and pass through Shetland on... (more)
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Oystercatchers (Haemotopus ostralegus), near Lund
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5803
An adult and newly-fledged chick.
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Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Easting beach
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
It's June but the tirricks, as they are known locally, are still... (more)
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Bonxies on Easting beach
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
A sign of the times as seabirds struggle in Shetland: a bunch of Bonxies... (more)
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Dead Gannet (Sula bassana) on Easting beach
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HP6102
Gannets are usually very resilient seabirds, but there are a few signs... (more)
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Kelp on Easting beach
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
A stormy winter has brought large amount of kelp onto beaches, but the... (more)
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Water Forgetmenot (Myosotis scorpioides), Lund
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5603
A fairly common plant of lowland mires and wet grassland in Shetland.
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Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus), Lund
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5604
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Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus), Lund
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5604
Irises in Shetland have some years when they hardly flower at all, but in... (more)
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Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea), Lund
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5604
It's June but the tirricks, as they are known locally, are still... (more)
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Young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus), Trolla Skerry, Muness
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6302
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Lichen-covered drystane dyke at Framgord
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6102
Almost no bare rock is visible.
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Common Seal (Phoca vitulina), Westing
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5704
Sitting on a rock in Lori Geo.
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Otter (Lutra lutra), Westing
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5605
Snacking in the surf on a freshly caught butterfish.
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Common Seals (Phocina vitulina), playing in the surf, Westing
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5605
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Heath Spotted Orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata), Westing
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5706
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Heath Spotted Orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata), Westing
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HP5706
Feall is the house in the background.
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Heath Spotted Orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata), Westing
by Mike Pennington
for square HP5706
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Spot the rabbit; on the coast between Brough Taing and Heuken
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6305
Top right, of course. Since myxamatosis hit Unst in the 1980s most... (more)
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Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) chick near Knowe of Heuken
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6305
A chick which is very close to fledging.
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Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), Spoo Ness, Westing
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HP5607
'How am I looking? I'm looking go-o-o-od."
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Common Seal (Phocina vitulina) on a rock off Spoo Ness, Westing
by Mike Pennington
geograph for square HP5607
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Red Throated Divers on Truggles Water
by David Nicolson
geograph for square HU3754
When I got up in the morning there were 5 Red Throated Divers (or Loons... (more)
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Great Northern Divers (Gavia immer), Huney
by Mike Pennington
for square HP6406
Great Northern Divers breed in the Arctic and the largest proportion of... (more)
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