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A female insect with a prominent gold thorax and a black-and-
Snail to 18 cm (7 in.). Long siphon canal without spines. Thin alternating ...
Brown shore bird, with brown and pale white ...
, brown spots on breast and neck, streaked face, and
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) feeding ...
Adults grow to just under 30cm, brown and
While we were driving in a road in Unst we just saw a common
One of my favorite flies! Distinctive fly. Black abdomen with
The Sanderling is a small sandpiper. It runs up and down the beach probing for ...
The Greater Painted-snipe is a species of ...
Similar to a Dowitcher but is boldly cammoed with
greenish legs. They have a dark stripe across the eye with a lighter stripe ...
Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-
and grey, black and white feathering. They ...
the back & brown. The breast has a thick black stripe across it. The belly & ...
is largely grey above, and off-white ...
1.02–2.08 kg (2.2–4.6 lb).[3] Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-
rump and tail are black and the outer tail-feathers and sides of rump