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Common Guillemots on the cliffs, Duncansby Head
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North-East Caithness
Common Guillemots on the cliffs, Duncansby Head. Guillemots build no nest, laying a single egg directly on to a cliff ledge.
20 May 2011
Gannet colony, Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
A colony of Gannets (Morus bassanus) occupies part of the Noup Head Old Red Sandstone cliffs on Westray. One Gannet is flying over, while two others are sky pointing, two others are mating, and five others sit brooding on their nests. Quite a scene of activity!
11 May 2013
Flagstone wall above cliff scenery at Kirbuster, Stronsay
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Orkney - Stronsay
Flagstone wall above cliff scenery at Kirbuster, Stronsay, Orkney. The flagstones are likely to belong to lake deposits of the middle Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) period.
08 July 2019
Gannets on Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
Gannets (Morus bassanus) on the cliffs of Noup Head, Westray. One pair is bill fencing to reaffirm their pair bond, one pair is mating, and one bird is flying over.
11 May 2013
Noup Head, Westray cliffs
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Orkney - Westray
Noup Head, Westray cliffs, with a stack and part of the gannetry and Common guillemot colony
11 May 2013
Noup Head, Westray cliffs
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Orkney - Westray
Noup Head, Westray - cliffs with part of the gannetry
11 May 2013
Boat trip, Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
The Golden Mariana boat trip during Orkney Nature Festival 2013, below the cliffs of Noup Head, Westray
11 May 2013
Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
The cliffs of Noup Head, Westray, with Noup Head lighthouse
11 May 2013
Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
The cliffs of Noup Head, Westray, with Noup Head lighthouse
11 May 2013
The cliffs of Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
The cliffs of Noup Head, Westray, home of a fairly recent and growing gannetry
