Summary of Seabird Counts on the Islands in the Firth of Forth |
1977 |
Bass Rock |
Craigleith |
Lamb |
Fidra |
Eyebr-oughty |
Inchkeith |
Carr Craig |
Inchcolm |
Haystack |
Inch-mickery +
Cow & Calves |
Inch Garvie /
Forth Bridge |
Long Craig |
May Isle |
Total |
Fulmar
(AOS) |
65 |
60 |
3 |
54 |
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445 |
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43 |
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62 |
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Cormorant (nests) |
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38 |
157 |
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11 |
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Shag (nests) |
201 |
186 |
156 |
18 |
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6 |
25 |
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4 |
12 |
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921 |
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Gannet (nests) |
13,500 |
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Eider (nests) |
x |
60 |
2+ |
136+ |
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x |
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Great B-b Gull (nests) |
1 |
2 |
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Lesser B-b Gull (nests) |
c
12 |
c
200 |
c
5 |
30 |
|
300-350 |
2 |
10 |
|
5 |
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841 |
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Herring Gull (nests) |
c
225 |
3000-3500 |
300-350 |
130 |
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x |
70 |
870 |
70 |
85 |
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3,670 |
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Kittiwake (nests) |
c2500 |
490 |
95 |
227 |
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338 |
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Common Tern (nests) |
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548 |
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Arctic Tern (nests) |
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Roseate Tern (nests) |
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54 |
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Sandwich Tern (nests) |
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580 |
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Razorbill (pairs/sites) |
45 |
65 |
18 |
5+ |
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20 |
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Guillemot (birds on cliffs) |
c3000 |
1,500 |
1,000 |
20+ |
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3-8 |
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Puffin (birds unless otherwise stated) |
12 |
1325
AOB, 950 b |
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15
AOB, 57 b |
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450 |
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AOB/AOS/AOT=Apparently
occupied burrows/sites/territories; x=birds present but not counted; 0=none
breeding; c=circa; mixed=two species
(eg Herring and LBB Gulls) counted together; b=birds; s=sites |
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Revised figure from CEH,June 2019 |
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