2012

HP6208 : Male Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla), Baltasound

taken 12 years ago, near to Baltasound, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Male Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla), Baltasound
Male Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla), Baltasound
The northern counterpart of the familiar Chaffinch, Bramblings are winter visitors to Britain, in erratic numbers depending on weather and the availability of their principal food source - beech mast. In Shetland, they are principally passage migrants in April-May and September-October.

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Geographical Context: Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Birds of the British Isles Automatic Clusters: · Migrant in Shetland [31] · Winter [27] · Migrant in Britain [15] ·
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Photographer
Mike Pennington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 24 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HP 6215 0886 [10m precision]
WGS84: 60:45.4759N 0:51.6844W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HP 6215 0887
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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