What to See |
Where to See and comment |
What it looks like |
Swallows |
Start to arrive from their wintering grounds |
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Nightingales |
Can be heard in woodland
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Warblers |
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Puffins
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start to arrive back on our
shores and islands to get their nesting grounds ready for this years new
young. At Troup Head Scotland you can
see large numbers during their breeding season April-July each year. |
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Mallard Duck |
Mallard Ducklings will have
hatched and can be seen following train style behind their mothers on ponds
and lakes.
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Cuckoos |
Can be heard in the hedgerows
when calling for their adoptive mother. |
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Capercaille |
Will be displaying and calling
very early in the mornings to attract the female. Can be seen all year round
in North East Scotland, although they are best in the Lekking Season which
is April-May each year. |
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Great Crested Grebes |
Out on ponds and lakes the
annual ballet between male and female will be on display. |
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Butterflies |
Can be seen in gardens and
meadows foraging for food on the nectar plants.
Picture is a Red Admiral |
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Bees |
Can be seen in gardens and
meadows foraging for food on the nectar plants |
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Tadpoles |
The frogspawn start to hatch
into tadpoles, so ponds and rivers become festooned with large colonies of
little black wrigglers. |
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Sand Lizard
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The male will be turning
bright green on the woodland floor as he gets involved in the mating game. |
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Badgers |
Baby badgers born over the
winter may start to appear above ground for the first time with mum and dad. |
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Osprey's |
Nesting from April to
September. UK hotspot is the RSPB Loch Garten & Abernethy Forest, home of
the Osprey Centre. |
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