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First glimpse of Boreray, St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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First glimpse of Boreray and Stac an Armin, St Kilda from Seatrek's MV Lochlann, the angle of the boat being not only a reflection of how fast she was going (17 or 18 knots), but also showing the use of a telephoto lens which exaggerates the angle.
24 June 2011
A first glimpse of St Kilda
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A glimpse of the whole St Kilda archipelago through the front window of Seatrek's MV Lochlann. Only the top half of the islands is visible due to the curvature of the earth.
24 June 2011
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda
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Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda, with the large and precarious Gannet colony.
24 June 2011
Stac an Armin, Boreray, St Kilda
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Gannet and spray from the MV Lochlann with Stac an Armin, Boreray, St Kilda
24 June 2011
St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Finishing a trip round Boreray on MV Lochlann, before heading to Hirta, St Kilda. From left (east) to right, you can see the Dun, Oisebhal, the Gap, Conachair, an Campar and Soay.
24 June 2011
Stac Lee, Boreray and Hirta
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Stac Lee, Boreray and Hirta, with the Sea Harris boat MV Enchanted Isle showing the scale of the cliffs - the biggest sea cliffs in Britain.
24 June 2011
Fulmar in flight off Boreray
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Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight off Boreray
24 June 2011
MV Louisa fishing boat with the cliffs of Hirta and Soay, St Kilda
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MV Louisa crab fishing boat with the cliffs of Hirta, Stac Shoaigh and Soay, St Kilda
24 June 2011
Gannet flying against Boreray, St Kilda
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Gannet (Morus Bassanus) flying against Boreray, St Kilda. At over 60000 pairs when counted in 2004, the Gannet colonies on Boreray, Stac Lee and Stack an Armin are together the largest in Scotland, and have a seventh of the total population of Northern Gannets.
24 June 2011
Gannet flying against Boreray, St Kilda
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Gannet (Morus Bassanus) flying against Boreray, St Kilda. At over 60000 pairs when counted in 2004, the Gannet colonies on Boreray, Stac Lee and Stack an Armin are together the largest in Scotland, and have a seventh of the total population of Northern Gannets.
