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Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig is a granite rock island in the Firth of Clyde lying about 15 km offshore from Girvan. It is the remant core of an ancient volcano. At a height of 338 metres it dominates the approaches to the Clyde Estuary. In the past it was famous for the production of curling stones.
For a number of years now it has been designated as a nature reserve managed by SNH. From a birding point of interest it is most important for its Northern Gannet colony which currently holds over 27,000 pairs.A program to eradicate the rat population has resulted in the return to the island of Puffins which had been absent for many years.
I had a day trip to the island in August 2008 with the Glasgow Natural History Society.
Manx Shearwater, near Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Manx Shearwater, near Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Manx Shearwater, near Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Manx Shearwater, near Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Twite, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Twite, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Twite, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Twite, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Puffin, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet take off sequence, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet Colony, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Gannet Colony, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Grey Seal, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Grey Seal, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Kittiwake, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Kittiwake, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Kittiwake, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Kittiwake, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Razorbill, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Razorbill, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Shag, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Shag, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Wren, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Wren, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire		 Wren, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Wren, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Wren, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire
Wren, Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire

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