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..     GANNET (sula bassana)     ..

a.k.a. NORTHERN GANNET.

Photo taken at Ayr Harbour, May '05.

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 87-100cm

Wingspan: 1.6-1.8m

Weight: 2.4-3.6kg

 

 

 

Summer: cackling at nest

Winter: silent

 

 

 

 

 

Summer: coastal cliffs and remote islands with cliffs, ledges or slopes.

Winter: open sea.

 

 

 

 

 

Widespread

Locally numerous

Amber List

 

 

 

 

İRob Brown

?x?mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

1

42-46 days

84-97 days

Season: Mar-Sep

21 years

 

 

201000

 

 

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