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            Gannet

Adults are large and bright white with black wingtips. They are distinctively shaped with a long neck and long pointed beak, long pointed tail, and long pointed wings. At sea they flap and then glide low over the water, often travelling in small groups. They feed by flying high and circling before plunging into the sea. It breeds in significant numbers at only a few localities and so is an Amber List species.

Where to see them
Biggest mainland breeding colony at RSPB's Bempton Cliffs. Two mainland colonies - at Bempton and Troup Head, Scotland. Big island colonies on St Kilda, the Northern Isles and Bass Rock in Scotland and Grassholm in Wales. Can be seen offshore almost anywhere, especially when they migrate south between August and October.

When to see them
They arrive at their colonies from January onwards and leave between August and October. Non-breeding birds can be seen at any time around the coasts and the main migration period offshore is during the autumn.
   

Taken on: July 8, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/7.1, 1/6400 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	1/6400 sec
Focal Length:	500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.6.1 (Macintosh)
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