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Shetland Islands Wildlife - 2019

July 25th to August 3rd 2019

This trip was organised by Shetland Nature. The focus of the tour was to travel around Shetland to observe wildlife.

The weather was mainly dry, sunny and warmer than expected.

This page shows photographs of the wildlife seen on the trip. Some of the photographs are of a poor quality but serve as a record of the wildlife seen.

General photos may be viewed by using the link to Shetland 2019.

 

Birds

Red-throated Diver

Gavia stellata

Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Gannet

Sula bassana

Gannet

Sula bassana

Gannet

Sula bassana

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Greylag Geese

Anser anser

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Eider

Somateria mollissima

Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Redshank

Tringa totanus

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Turnstone

Arenaria interpres 

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Common Gull

Larus canus

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Guillemot

Uria aalge

Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Young Puffin or Puffling

Fratercula arctica

Rock Dove

Columbia livia

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Flora

Wild Angelica

Angelica sylvestris

Marsh Bedstraw

Galium palustre

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Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Bell Heather

Erica cinerea

Cross-leaved Heath

Erica tetralix

Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Bog Asphodel

Narthecium ossifragum

Common Butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris

Edmondson's Shetland Mouse-ear

Cerastium nigrescens

Edmondson's Shetland Mouse-ear

Cerastium nigrescens

Common Chickweed

Stellaria media

Common Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Common Cottongrass

Eriophorum augustifolium

Northern Rock-cress

Arabis petraea

Eyebright

Euphrasia officinalis

Field Forget-me-not

Myosotis arvensis

Frog Orchid

Coeloglossum viride

Frog Orchid

Coeloglossum viride

Frosted Orache

Atriplex laciniata

Frosted Orache

Atriplex laciniata

Field Gentian

Gentianella campestris

Field Gentian

Gentianella campestris

Autumn Hawkbit

Leontodon autumnalis

Kidney Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Common Lady's-mantle

Alchemilla vulgaris

Meadow Crane's-bill

Geranium pratense

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Monkeyflower

Mimulus guttatus

Monkeyflower

Mimulus guttatus

Montbretia

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

Sphagum Moss

Sphagnum sp.

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Heath Spotted-orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata 

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Oysterplant

Mertensia maritima

Oysterplant

Mertensia maritima

Pineapple-weed

Matricarna discoidea

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lancelota

Buck's-horn Plantain

Plantago coronopus

Ragged-robin

Lychnis flos-cuculi

Common Ragwort

Senecio jacobaea

Red Bartsia

Odotites vernus

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Rose

Rosa sp.

Sea Sandwort

Honckenya peploides

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Sheep"s-bit

Jasione montana

Sea Campion

Silene vulgaris ssp. maritima

Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris 

Silverweed

Potentilla anserina

Sneezewort

Achillea ptarmica

Spear Mint

Mentha spicata

Round-leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Round-leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Creeping Thistle

Cirrium arvense

Marsh Thistle

Cirsium palustre

Spear Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Thrift

Armeria maritima

Wild Thyme

Thymus polytrichus

Tormentil

Potentilla erecta

Tufted Vetch

Vicia cracca

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Marsh Willowherb

Epilobium palustre

Yarrow

Achillia millefolium

Possibly Common Fleabane

Pulicaria dysenterica

Yellow-rattle

Rhinanthus minor

Goldenrod

Solidago vigaurea

Meadow Vetchling

Lathyrus pratensis

Animals

European Otter

Lutra lutra

European Otter

Lutra lutra

European Otter

Lutra lutra

Harbour Seal

Phoca vitulina

Harbour Seal

Phoca vitulina

Harbour Seal

Phoca vitulina

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Orca

Orcinus orca

Orca

Orcinus orca

Orca

Orcinus orca

Orca

Orcinus orca

Orca

Orcinus orca

Orca

Orcinus orca

Orca

Orcinus orca

Click HERE for General Photographs of the trip.