Gannet
Taken at Torness on 11th September 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken on the Stromness to Scrabster ferry on 22nd July 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Hatchling
Taken at Bempton Cliffs on 18th July 2009 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
1st Cycle
Taken at Torness on 26th September 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Taken at Musselburgh on 16th September 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File


2nd Cycle.
Taken at Saltcoats on 31st May 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Third Cycle
Taken at Barns Ness on 23rd May 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Lunch....maybe
Taken at Irvine Harbour on 5th May 2019  using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File



Taken at Bempton Cliffs on 18th July 2009 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Gannet.
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Local Names:		 Morus bassanus.
Pelecaniformes.
Sulidae.
Solan Goose.
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Dense colonies on cliffs in a nest of seaweed or mud.
Fish and Squid.
Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this: they have no external nostrils; they have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble-wrap, cushioning the impact with the water; their eyes are positioned far enough forward on their face to give them binocular vision, allowing them to judge distances accurately. Gannets can dive from a height of 30 m, achieving speeds of 100 km/h as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.
Mainly white bodies, with long, black-tipped wings. Their heads are large, yellowish with black marks around their eyes. They have straight, sharp, tapered bills and pointed tails.Young Gannets are completely black achieving a little more white plumage each year until maturity in 3 to 4 years.
One bluish chalky egg
1 m
1.8 - 2.0 m
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