Gannets at Troup Head

Traveled up to the Torridon region in Scotland again this year for a break, and on the way took the opportunity to visit the RSPB Troup Head nature reserve site which has Scotland’s only mainland gannet (Morus bassanus) colony. The trip proved to be a worthwhile excursion as the gannet’s were there in numbers. There is a short and reasonably easy walk from the car park to the cliffs. However, if you are afraid of heights or falling, I think I am afraid of both, then the approach to the cliffs to see the gannets will not be as easy.

These are the pick of the shots from the day after I stopped shaking!

A Gannet tries to fight off another landing close by.

A couple of shots of both the adults and their offspring.

Here I zoomed out to give an idea of the size of the colony on one section of the cliff face.

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