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Grid reference HP5917

4 km NNW of Burrafirth, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland



Sample images Breakdown list images taken from HP5917 [5] mentioning HP5917 [1] taken pre 2000 [6]
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HP5917 : Humla Stack, Hermaness (set of 2 images) by Mike Pennington Humla Stack, Hermaness (set of 2 images)
HP5917 : The Greing and Humla Stack, Unst by John Dally The Greing and Humla Stack, Unst
Looking North along the West coast of Unst at Hermaness at the sea stacks known as The Greing and Humla Stack.
HP5917 : Gannets (Morus bassanus), Clingra Stack, Hermaness by Mike Pennington Gannets (Morus bassanus), Clingra Stack, Hermaness
Most of the chicks are about 5-6 weeks old and are just starting to lose their fluffy white down.
HP5917 : Herma Ness: stacks below Hermaness Hill by Chris Downer Herma Ness: stacks below Hermaness Hill
Looking north alongside the cliffs of Hermaness Hill, with the various stacks standing dramatically just offshore. The white rock in the distance, Vesta Skerry, is the first in the line of skerries which culminates with Muckle Flugga lighthouse.
HP5917 : Gannets (Morus bassanus), Humla Stack, Hermaness by Mike Pennington Gannets (Morus bassanus), Humla Stack, Hermaness
The steep sides of this stack create an updraft that the adult Gannets enjoy playing in. Presumably this was early July as all the adults seem to be incubating or brooding small chicks.
HP5917 : Gannets (Morus bassana), Humla Houll, Hermaness by Mike Pennington Gannets (Morus bassana), Humla Houll, Hermaness
HP5917 : Gannets (Morus bassanus) on Flodda Stack, Hermaness by Mike Pennington Gannets (Morus bassanus) on Flodda Stack, Hermaness
Mostly club (non-breeding) birds, but there are a few apparent nests in among them.
HP5917 : Herma Ness: Humla Stack by Chris Downer Herma Ness: Humla Stack
A 55m-high rock just off the Unst coast, even more comprehensively covered in gannets than its neighbour, HP5918 : Herma Ness: The Greing.
HP5917 : Stacks west of Hermaness Hill at dusk by Mike Pennington Stacks west of Hermaness Hill at dusk
HP5917 : Hermaness coastline NE from Tonga by Julian Paren Hermaness coastline NE from Tonga
Muckle Flugga is the most distant point visible to the north. Some cliffs are white with nesting gannets.
HP5917 : Natural Arch by Graeme Smith Natural Arch
A Natural Arch and a few gannets
HP5917 : Stacks west of Hermaness Hill from the Neap by Mike Pennington Stacks west of Hermaness Hill from the Neap

 
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