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The UK holds internationally important populations of breeding seabirds, including 90% of the world's Manx shearwaters, 68% of northern gannets, and 60% of great skuas. Peter Cairns, Chris Gomersall and Alex Mustard photographed the gannetries of Bass Rock and Hermaness, and a variety of other seabirds on land, in the air and underwater around the Hebrides, Shetlands and Pembrokeshire coast.
Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset. June 2010.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset. June 2010.
Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset, flapping wings. June 2010. Photographer quote: 'A cacophonous seabird colony on a summers evening is just spell-binding. Throw in a decent sunset a...
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset, flapping wings. June 2010. Photographer quote: 'A cacophonous seabird colony on a summers evening is just spell-binding. Throw in a decent sunset a...
Razorbill (Alca torda) perched on rocks. June 2010..
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Razorbill (Alca torda) perched on rocks. June 2010..
Razorbill (Alca torda) stalling in flight, about to land, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Razorbill (Alca torda) stalling in flight, about to land, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. 2020VISION Book Plate.
Razorbill (Alca torda) taking off from cliff. June 2010.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Razorbill (Alca torda) taking off from cliff. June 2010.
Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) at sunset.June 2010.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) at sunset.June 2010.
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) by entrance to its burrow amongst flowering Sea thrift (Armeria maritima) Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) by entrance to its burrow amongst flowering Sea thrift (Armeria maritima) Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) breeding colony on island of Lunga, with tourists arriving on beach below, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) breeding colony on island of Lunga, with tourists arriving on beach below, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) swimming underwater, searching for food, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) swimming underwater, searching for food, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) coming in to land, with beak full of sand eels, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) coming in to land, with beak full of sand eels, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July
Common guillemot (Uria aalge) swimming underwater, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July. Did you know? Guillemots are shaped like a penguin for hydrodynamics, but with wings like cormorants for aer...
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) swimming underwater, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July. Did you know? Guillemots are shaped like a penguin for hydrodynamics, but with wings like cormorants for aer...
Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) in flight over Irish sea off Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, UK, August 2010, endangered species
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) in flight over Irish sea off Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, UK, August 2010, endangered species