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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
Northern Gannet, Bass Rock
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Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), taken by Rebecca Dickson.
15 June 2024
Northern Gannet with stick, Bass Rock
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Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), taken by Rebecca Dickson.
15 June 2024
Northern Gannet in flight with stock, Bass Rock
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Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. This adult is carrying a stick and will take it back to its nest and its partner.
15 June 2024
Northern Gannet with Seaweed, Bass Rock
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Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. Paired Gannets will bring seaweed to their partner for the nest and to strengthen their bond.
15 June 2024
Kittiwake, Craigleith
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Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) carrying nesting material, taken by Rebecca Dickson.
15 June 2024
Magpie nest building, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Magpie (Pica pica) carrying a stick as it builds a nest in a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) tree in a Kelvindale garden, taken by David Palmar. Magpies typically lay around four to six eggs, and tend to have one brood a year. The nest itself is usually in a tree (up to 25m) or in thick cover such as in jagged hedgerows.
16 March 2022
Gannet in flight with nesting material, Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig Gannets
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight with nesting material, in this case grass plucked from an area above the gannetry, Ailsa Craig
