Scottish Birds Photo Gallery by Ian Fulton at pbase.com

Scottish Birds

This is my gallery of bird photos taken in various locations in Scotland. There is a variety of photographs, some of very common garden birds which you would see every day, some of speciality species like the high altitude Dotterel, and some images of once-off rarities that I have been lucky enough to catch up with. I suppose really I should be calling this gallery 'Birds in Scotland' rather than 'Scottish Birds' since some of the species shown here are rare vagrants to Scotland rather than native Scottish birds. You need a great deal of luck to catch up with some of them.
Other Scottish birding photographs can be found in the PBase gallery of my friends John Anderson at http://www.pbase.com/crail_birder who has some superb images mostly taken in Fife and of John Molloy at http://www.pbase.com/clydebirder who has a great collection of images of birds in the Clyde recording area.

:: American Wigeon ::	:: Arctic Skua ::	:: Arctic Tern ::	:: Baird's Sandpiper ::	:: Bar-tailed Godwit ::
:: Barn Owl ::	:: Barn Swallow ::	:: Barnacle Goose ::	:: Barred Warbler ::	:: Barrow's Goldeneye ::
:: Bean Goose ::	:: Black Grouse ::	:: Black Guillemot ::	:: Black Redstart ::	:: Black Tern ::
:: Black-headed Gull ::	:: Black-necked Grebe ::	:: Black-tailed Godwit ::	:: Black-throated Diver ::	:: Black-throated Thrush ::
:: Blackbird ::	:: Blackcap ::	:: Blue Tit ::	:: Blue-winged Teal ::	:: Brambling ::
:: Brent Goose ::	:: Buff-bellied Pipit ::	:: Buff-breasted Sandpiper ::	:: Bullfinch ::	:: Canada Goose ::
:: Carrion Crow ::	:: Caspian Gull ::	:: Chaffinch ::	:: Chiffchaff ::	:: Chough ::
:: Coal Tit ::	:: Common Buzzard ::	:: Common Crossbill ::	:: Common Eider ::	:: Common Gull ::
:: Common Kestrel ::	:: Common Redstart ::	:: Common Rosefinch ::	:: Common Sandpiper ::	:: Common Scoter ::
:: Common Snipe ::	:: Common Swift ::	:: Common Whitethroat ::	:: Coot ::	:: Corncrake ::
:: Cuckoo ::	:: Curlew ::	:: Dipper ::	:: Dotterel ::	:: Dunlin ::
:: Dunnock ::	:: Egyptian Goose ::	:: Eurasian Collared Dove ::	:: European White-fronted Goose ::	:: Fieldfare ::
:: Fulmar ::	:: Gadwall ::	:: Gannet ::	:: Garden Warbler ::	:: Glaucous Gull ::
:: Goldcrest ::	:: Golden Eagle ::	:: Golden Plover ::	:: Goldeneye ::	:: Goldfinch ::
:: Goosander ::	:: Grasshopper Warbler ::	:: Great Black-backed Gull ::	:: Great Cormorant ::	:: Great Crested Grebe ::
:: Great Grey Shrike ::	:: Great Northern Diver ::	:: Great Skua ::	:: Great Spotted Woodpecker ::	:: Great Tit ::
:: Great White Egret ::	:: Greater Scaup ::	:: Green Sandpiper ::	:: Green Woodpecker ::	:: Greenland White-fronted Goose ::
:: Greenshank ::	:: Grey Heron ::	:: Grey Partridge ::	:: Grey Phalarope ::	:: Grey Plover (Black-bellied Plover) ::
:: Grey Wagtail ::	:: Greylag Goose ::	:: Guillemot ::	:: Gulls gallery ::	:: Hen Harrier ::
:: Herring Gull ::	:: Hooded Merganser ::	:: House Sparrow ::	:: Iceland Gull ::	:: Ivory Gull ::
:: Jackdaw ::	:: Jay ::	:: Kittiwake ::	:: Knot ::	:: Lapwing ::
:: Laughing Gull ::	:: Lesser Black-backed Gull ::	:: Lesser Redpoll ::	:: Lesser Scaup ::	:: Lesser Yellowlegs ::
:: Linnet ::	:: Little Egret ::	:: Little Grebe ::	:: Little Gull ::	:: Little Ringed Plover ::
:: Little Stint ::	:: Long-billed Dowitcher ::	:: Long-tailed Duck ::	:: Long-tailed Tit ::	:: Magpie ::
:: Mallard ::	:: Manx Shearwater ::	:: Marsh Warbler ::	:: Meadow Pipit ::	:: Mediterranean Gull ::
:: Merlin ::	:: Mistle Thrush ::	:: Moorhen ::	:: Mute Swan ::	:: Northern Wheatear ::
:: Nuthatch ::	:: Osprey ::	:: Oystercatcher ::	:: Pale-bellied Brent Goose ::	:: Pallid Harrier ::
:: Pectoral Sandpiper ::	:: Peregrine Falcon ::	:: Pheasant ::	:: Pied Flycatcher ::	:: Pink-footed Goose ::
:: Pintail ::	:: Pochard ::	:: Ptarmigan ::	:: Puffin ::	:: Purple Sandpiper ::
:: Raven ::	:: Razorbill ::	:: Red Grouse ::	:: Red Kite ::	:: Red-breasted Merganser ::
:: Red-footed Falcon ::	:: Red-rumped Swallow ::	:: Red-throated Diver ::	:: Redshank ::	:: Redwing Thrush ::
:: Reed Bunting ::	:: Ring-billed Gull ::	:: Ringed Plover ::	:: River Warbler ::	:: Robin ::
:: Rock Pipit ::	:: Ross's Goose ::	:: Ross's Gull ::	:: Ruddy Duck ::	:: Ruff ::
:: Sanderling ::	:: Sandwich Tern ::	:: Sedge Warbler ::	:: Shag ::	:: Shelduck ::
:: Shore Lark ::	:: Shoveler ::	:: Siskin ::	:: Skylark ::	:: Smew ::
:: Snow Goose ::	:: Song Thrush ::	:: Sparrowhawk ::	:: Spoonbill ::	:: Spotted Flycatcher ::
:: Spotted Redshank ::	:: Spotted Sandpiper ::	:: Starling ::	:: Stock Dove ::	:: Stonechat ::
:: Teal ::	:: Tree Pipit ::	:: Tree Sparrow ::	:: Treecreeper ::	:: Tufted Duck ::
:: Turnstone ::	:: Twite ::	:: Water Pipit ::	:: Water Rail ::	:: Waxwing (Bohemian Waxwing) ::
:: Whimbrel ::	:: Whinchat ::	:: White-rumped Sandpiper ::	:: White-tailed Eagle ::	:: White/Pied Wagtail ::
:: Whooper Swan ::	:: Wigeon ::	:: Willow Warbler ::	:: Wilson's Phalarope ::	:: Wood Pigeon ::
:: Wood Warbler ::	:: Woodcock ::	:: Wren ::	:: Yellow-browed Warbler ::	:: Yellow-legged Gull ::
:: Yellowhammer ::

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carlogalliani		08-Dec-2011 17:39
great gallery and great work with some beatiful shots well done

mikenimages		19-Jan-2011 21:50
A splendid gallery Ian, a quick look took a helluva long time. Nice one.

Stan Wojick		23-Apr-2010 22:43
A wonderful and comprehensive collection of galleries here Ian. I recognize many because they also live here, yet many more that I would love to see, best regards, SW

klaas_lukas		12-Mar-2010 20:36
verry nice gallery, thanks for sharing Klaas

Nigel Corby		05-Mar-2010 20:49
A fascinating collection. Surely the product of dedication and patience along with a substantial amount of skill.

ann		04-Jul-2009 21:10
at inverary this week we saw 3 birds in the shallow water of the lake- obviously waders. Very similar to oyster catchers- black & white, red longish beak & red legs. - but smaller , about half the size of a duck and quite round rather than sleek.Have looked in books but can only find oyster catcher as nearest idea - any ideas?

Ian Fulton		30-May-2009 20:33
Hi Steven - I am afraid the email address you left does not seem to accept messages. Thanks for visiting my photo galery. The Woodcock is indeed an elusive creature. I do not see it often in Scotland and when I do it is usually at a distance of about one metre as I almost step on one. I think the bird has a wicked sense of humour and waits until the last moment to flush and give the unfortunate birder a near heart attack. There are some places where you can see the roding display flight on an late spring evening. I do actually have some Scottish Woodcock images which you can find at http://www.pbase.com/ianfulton/nrwoodcock The folder is in my North Ronaldsay group which is under Photo Collections off the main front page. The bird photographed there was a tired migrant which had probably just flown across the North Sea from Scandinavia. In the absence of any trees or bushes on North Ronaldsay it was trying to conceal itself in some long grass. And finally just to prove that it really is an Asian as well as European species you can see my best ever views of Eurasian Woodcock at http://www.pbase.com/ianfulton/thai_woodcock which is a bird we found in Thailand at the summit marsh on Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand. Also the highest car park in Thailand ! Best regards, Ian

Steven J. Weigand		28-May-2009 12:12
I enjoyed the trip through your amazing photos of amazing creatures.However,it seems the woodcock again has escaped even your fine collection.Is there such a bird or just a myth of the moores of Scotland?

Steph Landsborough		25-May-2009 20:07
a delightful site, your talent with the lens shines through, thank you again,

Charlie McCartney		08-Feb-2009 21:24
Ian, Enjoyed a look around your massive collection of Scottish birds.. well done. Cheers

Christophe Pampoulie		09-Oct-2008 21:19
hi Ian, This is a wonderful gallery, with an extraordinary diversity and a huge photographer "talent". Some, and most of the pictures are amazing. Thanks for the sharing...

ruth		11-May-2008 20:53
you are a brilliant photographer...ruth....dalyan

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