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Well worth the wait! That was the thought when we got off the RIB on the Isle of May.  We'd originally booked the Scottish Seabird Centre's Isle of May landing trip in May but it was cancelled the morning of the trip due to bad weather, so we had rebooked for the 28 June.  The weather forecast was looking decidedly 'iffy' but we arrived at the SSC's North Berwick Harbour office to find that the trip was on - phew. The skies were grey and overcast as we headed out into the Firth of Forth and our first stop was Bass Rock.   I'd done a landing trip on The Bass in June 2014 and this time we sailed slowly around the base of this monolith with 150000 Gannets covering every nook and cranny.  It is a spectacular sight and the smell of fish was quite pungent.    Our skipper Colin then gunned the engines and we off skipping across the waves towards the Isle of May. As we approached the island the weather had improved and blue skies wer...

Dunbar is home to the most accessible Kittiwake colony in the UK, with 600 pairs nesting in the ruined walls of the castle that dominates the western end of the harbour.   Kittiwakes nest in colonies, usually on the edge of sheer cliffs, which is why Dunbar Castle is an ideal site for the birds with its high, sandstone, walls that are weathered and worn over the centuries to form ledges that the birds can build their nests of mud and vegetation. Kittiwakes get their name from the ringing clamour they make.   CLICK HERE for more on the Dunbar Harbour Kittiwake colony All the images were shot on a Fujifilm X-T1 and Fujinon 55-200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click thru from Google and this helps support this blog - thank ...