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Tern Eggs – but is it Common or Arctic tern?

This is tern eggs – but I’m not sure which tern laid these eggs. The image was captured on Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides so my guess it that it is Common tern but could it be Arctic tern? Tern eggs I came across the eggs when walking on the beach. I...

Arctic Tern from Shetland – what a treat!

The Arctic Tern is quite extraordinary, it migrates from its northern breeding grounds to the arctic oceans and back again – a round trip of about 70,900 km (44,300 miles) each year! This is by far the longest migration by any known bird or animal (Wikipedia)....

The Great Skua – an Aerial Pirate

The Great Skua photographed at the Hermaness National Nature Reserve on Unst, Shetland. The image was captured with me on the belly with my Canon 5D Mark II and the 70-200mm f/2.8 in the hand. This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by...

Gannets at Hermaness Shetland

Image of the nesting northern gannets at Hermaness National Nature Reserve on Shetland. The northern gannet is the biggest seabird in britain, with  a wingspan of up to six feet. The North Atlantic population have been reduced to about 100,000 by the end of last...

Northern Gannet over the North Atlantic

With a massive wingspan of up to 6 feet, the Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) are Britain’s largest sea bird. Like the Fulmar they have only been nesting on the Shetland isles for about a hundred years. I’m impressed with the gannets ability to dive and...