Tag: gannets

• 61. Day 29 in Shetland: Le Petit Cafe, Hermaness Visit II

  The day started in Uyeasound, where we went to pick up Mila for an outing to Hermaness and her first puffins. Got a few more photos of the peerie French cafe and booo-tique! Not just yummy French foods for sale via Honesty Box, but rocks, beverages, and a little garden as well. It was a…

  Deb

  September 7, 2022

  gannets, geology, Hermaness, Honesty Box, Puffins, seabirds, Shetland Islands, Travelogue, Unst

  gannets, Hermaness Nature Reserve, Puffins

• 57. Day 25 in Shetland: Hermaness Nature Reserve Puffinpalooza!

  From the moment I started planning my trip to Shetland, I knew I would want to spend as much time as I could at Hermaness Nature Reserve. It is world-renowned for its breeding colonies of gannets and puffins, and also as the northenmost tip of the northernmost island in the UK. Muckle Flugga, the lighthouse…

  Deb

  August 31, 2022

  Avian flu, Hermaness, Muckle Fluga, Puffins, seabirds, Shetland Islands, Travelogue, Unst

  gannets, Hermaness Nature Reserve, lighthouse, Puffins

• 37. Day Four in Shetland: Seabirds and Seals Wildlife Tour, a Walk to the Knab

  The second I could make a reservation for a Seabirds and Seals tour, I did so! I was looking forward to this so much, and thankfully the weather cooperated (it is not unusual for these sea tours to get canceled because of wind conditions). I had read nothing but great reviews for this company, and…

  Deb

  August 19, 2022

  Avian flu, Lerwick, lighthouse, metal sculpture, seabirds, Shetland Islands, Wildlife tour

  gannets, great skua, guillemots, lighthouse, Noss Boat, sea cliffs, the knab