28/04/2024
This beautiful picture of whimbrel at Kintra was taken by - thank you! Whimbrel are called eun-Bealltainn in Gaelic - the 'bird of Beltane'. It's a perfect name for them given this is the time of year they pass through on their migration north. You can read more here from the brilliant Ruairidh MacIlleathain. https://scotlandsnature.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/lus-buidhe-bealltainn-yellow-plant-of-beltane/