Consultation with the bird book led us to believe that these are great black back gulls

West Burra and St Ninian’s Isle

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June 2nd 2017
02 June 2017 We woke to heavy drizzle but undaunted we put on our waterproofs and had a morning walk around the Kettla Ness peninsula of West Burra island. The weather gradually improved giving us plenty of bird watching opportunities. After lunch we returned to Shetland mainland and headed south to St Ninian’s Isle named after the 12th century church, the ruins of which ar ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more