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| Image details: |
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| Image Description: |
Gannet rests on the side of a cliff |
| Image notes: |
An exceptional picture which has appeared in bird magazines. |
| Species in Image: |
Gannet |
| Date: |
1973 |
| Area: |
Unst |
| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc00355 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Gannet |
| Latin Name |
Morus bassanus |
| Shetland Name |
Solan |
| Latin Group Name |
Pelecaniformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Sulidae |
| Common Family Name |
Gannet |
| Description |
A common breeding resident. There are four colonies in Shetland: Hermaness, Noss, Fair Isle and Foula. Feeding mainly on herring and mackeral they will fly many kilometers to find the shoals. |
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