Dead Gannet, Puffins, Fulmar, Skuas

[crieffy]

I'd been trying to reach this Gannet for a couple of days, but it always stayed out of reach. Sadly it died overnight before the tide was far enough that I could get to it. (Huawei P30 Pro pic)

Dead Gannet, Shetland, 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Puffins in flight
Puffins, Sumburgh Head, Shetland 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Puffin with food
Puffins, Sumburgh Head, Shetland 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Leucistic Fulmar
Leucistic Fulmar, Shetland, June 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Arctic Skua patrolling to rob incoming Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins
Arctic Skua, Shetland, June 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Great Skua patrolling to rob or eat any incoming Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins
Great Skua, Shetland, June 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

I also spotted a Pomarine Skua - a first for me..

 

[gramps]

Another good set John ... so sad that plastic etc is causing such havoc to wildlife.

 

[Box Brownie]

Lovely set but do tragic that the Gannet succumbed to it's entanglement in what looks like part of a trawl net or maybe a Jetson lump of cargo netting