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Gannet colony, Noup Head, Westray
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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
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda
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St Kilda
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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St Kilda
Gannet and spray from the MV Lochlann with Stac an Armin, Boreray, St Kilda
24 June 2011
Gannets and Mull of Kintyre lighthouse
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) flying past the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse
23 May 2023
Gannets, Mull of Kintyre
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) flying past the Mull of Kintyre on their way to the colony on Ailsa Craig.
23 May 2023
Gannets, Mull of Kintyre
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) flying past the Mull of Kintyre on their way to the colony on Ailsa Craig.
23 May 2023
Northern Gannet from the Islay ferry
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Islay Ferry
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Adult Gannet in flight
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Isle of May
Adult Gannets (Morus bassanus) are easily identifiable due to their striking black wing tips and yellow head. This adult, taken by Gemma Woodford, can be seen gliding low over the water during the boat crossing from Anstruther to the Isle of May.
28 July 2020
Gannetry on Ailsa Craig
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Ailsa Craig Gannets
An overview from the sea of a large part of the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony or gannetry on Ailsa Craig, which in 2014 was over 33,000 pairs.
05 August 2008
Immature Northern Gannet in flight, Firth of Clyde
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Ailsa Craig Gannets
Immature Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight over the Firth of Clyde. An immature Gannet will take several years from its dark juvenile plumage until it reaches the largely white plumage of adulthood.