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Seabirds on St Abbs Head
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CEP - St Abb's
Seabirds on cliff of St Abbs Head. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1963.
21 July 1963
Sardinian Warbler
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St Abb's
A male Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) at the Mire Loch, St Abb's. Although common in the Mediterranean, these appear only rarely in Scotland, blown in by south-easterly winds.
19 October 2013
Gannet with fishing net in beak, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) with fishing net in its beak. Fishing line and net discarded or washed overboard from fishing boats is a significant hazard to Gannets which don't distinguish it from natural nesting materials. The bird tried to remove it by waving its head about for at least 6 minutes.
05 July 2008
Gannet with fishing net in beak, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) with fishing net in its beak. Fishing line and net discarded or washed overboard from fishing boats is a significant hazard to Gannets which don't distinguish it from natural nesting materials. The bird tried to remove it by waving its head about for at least 6 minutes.
05 July 2008
Gannets arguing on cliff, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) arguing over nesting territory on the cliff at Troup Head
05 July 2008
Gannet landing on cliff, adult, chick, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) landing on cliff, with adults and chicks, Troup Head
05 July 2008
Gannet cliff, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) on the cliff at Troup Head, Scotland's only mainland Gannet colony.
05 July 2008
Gannets flying over yacht, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying over yacht, Troup Head
05 July 2008
Gannet gathering nesting material, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) gathering nesting material, Troup Head
05 July 2008
Gannet colony, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Troup Head