Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

About Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Boobies
Family: Boobies and Gannets

Britain supports internationally important numbers of gannets (5); at present the British breeding population represents 60-70% of the world total (8). Most nest on Scottish offshore islands, there is also one colony on the east coast of England at Bempton Cliffs, and one on Grassholm, off southwest Wales (8). In winter the breeding adults disperse in home waters, and can be seen from most parts of the British coastline, although a minority migrate to warmer areas, as do most of the young (6); these individuals can reach as far south as West Africa and the western Mediterranean (2). Globally, gannets are restricted to the North Atlantic, most breeding colonies are in the East Atlantic, including Britain, Ireland, France, Iceland, Norway and the Faeroe Islands, but there are also colonies in Newfoundland and Quebec (8).
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2014-04-19

Fort Mason, United States of America

Seen perched at Alcatraz Island
2016-07-09

Witless Bay, Canada
2016-07-10

Cape Spear, Canada
2016-07-11

St. Shott's, Canada
2016-07-12

St. Shott's, Canada
2016-07-12

Cape St. Mary's, Canada
2017-10-28

Norfolk Coast, England
2019-09-28

Isle of May, England
2019-10-02

Orkney Islands, England
2021-07-08

Reykjavik, Iceland
2021-07-16

Westmann Islands, Iceland
2021-07-17

Westmann Islands, Iceland
2021-09-27

Selsey, England
2025-03-01

Tangier, Morocco
2025-03-02

Playa Los Lances, Spain
2025-03-02

Guadalmesi, Spain
2025-03-05

Guadalmesi, Spain
2025-03-06

Bolonia, Spain