Sites Collection (#96)

Cuadrilla shale gas drilling rig preparing for fracking, Weeton, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, march

Private, No Footpath sign at site of oil pipeline, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, january

Tree clearance and log piles on recently purchased land for fen habitat restoration project, Little Ouse Headwaters Project, Webb's Fen, Thelnetham, Little Ouse Valley, Suffolk, England, june

Compaction machines working on council rubbish tip, near Ellesmere, Cheshire, England, march

Leather tannery in city, Tanner's Quarter, Fes el Bali, Fes, Morocco, april

Stones marking burial site, Wassu Stone Circles, Gambia, january

Common Toad (Bufo bufo) dead adults, killed on road whilst trying to reach breeding site, Northern Italy, april

Narrow-leaved Lungwort (Pulmonaria longifolia) close-up of flowers, at native site, Dorset, England, march

Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) adults, flock scavenging on rubbish dump, Guwahati, Assam, India, january

Common Toad (Bufo bufo) adult, sitting on bank beside road with toad crossing sign and passing car, Italy, april

European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) den, in coniferous forest, Finland, july

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) adult, at nest under bell, nesting colony on cathedral, Alfaro Cathedral, Alfaro, La Rioja, Spain, may

Wood Pigeon (Columbus palumbus) flock, in flight, arriving at winter roost, silhouetted at sunset, Cley, Norfolk, England, january

Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) den entrance, Alaska, U. S. A
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) den entrance, Alaska, U.S.A

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea) adult, aggressive display to domestic sheep near nestsite, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) adult, sitting at nest on roadside verge, with warning sign to motorists, Cley, Norfolk, England, may

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) adult pair, food pass at nestsite, Texel Island, Netherlands

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flock, in roosting flight beside streetlights at dusk, Gretna Green, Dumfries, Scotland, march

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) winter roost site in reedbed habitat, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis alba) adult pair, standing amongst snow covered rocks at prospective nestsite, South Georgia, november

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) dead young, remains at nesting site killed by gulls, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) pellets, collecting at base of urban communal roost tree, Bulgaria

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) adult pair, fighting off intruder attempting to take over nestsite, Hungary, may

House Martin (Delichon urbica) juveniles, group inspecting potential nestsites under house roof prior to autumn migration, Powys, Wales, august

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) adult, at nesting burrow in artificial sandstone wall nestsite, West Yorkshire, England, may

Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults, nesting on building in city centre, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, june

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) and Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) mixed flock, in flight, arriving at roost, silhouetted at sunset, Buckenham, Yare Valley, The Broads, Norfolk, England, november

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) flock, in flight and perched on overhead wires, pre-roost gathering at dusk, Buckenham, Yare Valley, The Broads, Norfolk, England, november

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) adult pair, nesting on mobile phone mast, Essex, England

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) flock, in flight, arriving at roost, silhouetted at sunset, Buckenham, Yare Valley, The Broads, Norfolk, England, december

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) and Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) mixed flock, in flight, scavenging on rubbish tip with excavator, Edgefield, Norfolk, England, february

Common Toad (Bufo bufo) adult, on road with passing car whilst trying to reach breeding site, Northern Italy, april

North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) adult female, walking in mud at salt lick, Nantu Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) flock, in flight over winter roost site at sunset, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) adult, in flight, landing at nestsite in tree, Kelsey Park, Beckenham, London, England, march

Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) adults, group in flight, returning to breeding cliffs, Hornoya Island, Varanger, Northern Norway, march

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) adult, summer plumage, nesting near two chicks on thrift covered clifftop, Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) nestsite with RSPB sign and rope cordon, Malham Cove, Malhamdale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, june

Great Tit (Parus major) adult, examining potential nesthole in tree trunk, Lea Valley Country Park, Essex, England

Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) adult pair, clinging to wall at nestsite, nesting inside dwelling, Cebu Island, Philippines

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