An incredible boat trip to these two magical islands with their plethora of seabirds.
Here are a few of my favourite photos from the trip, which was arranged by BlueWild Nature Boat Tours
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Isle of May
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Isle of May - speckled with guillemots
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Bass Rock
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Bass Rock with a 'few' gannets nesting (around 75,000 breeding pairs)
Puffins
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Gannets
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Guillemots
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Other Birds
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Eider Duck
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Kittiwakes
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Razorbill
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Shag
And a couple of seals
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