Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Puffins-on-Shiant-Isles-in-Scotland-27MZIFJJYFUW6.htmlConceptually similarPuffin at Shiant Isles in ScotlandGP0STQV6JCompleted★★★★Bird Flying over Water at Shiant Isles in ScotlandGP0STQV8BCompleted★★★★★★Razorbills on the Shiants Isles in ScotlandGP0STQV8SCompleted★★★★Puffins on Shiant Isles in ScotlandGP0STQV6FCompleted★★★★Puffins on Shiant Isles in ScotlandGP0STQV6GCompleted★★★★Razorbill Diving Underwater, Shiant Isles, ScotlandGP0STQV5XCompleted★★★★Guillemots Diving Underwater, Shiant Isles, ScotlandGP0STQV5ZCompleted★★★★Razorbill Diving Underwater, Shiant Isles, ScotlandGP0STQV60Completed★★★★Razorbill Diving Underwater, Shiant Isles, ScotlandGP0STQV61Completed★★★★View AllGP0STQV7FPuffins on Shiant Isles in ScotlandThe Shiant Isles are home to large populations of seabirds, including thousands of Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills found on the cree slopes of the island Garbh Eilean. The islands are also home to northern fulmars, shags, skuas, gulls and kittiwakes. The three main islands are called Garbh Eilean (rough island) and Eilean an Taighe (house island) and Eilean Mhuire (Mary Island) The islands are uninhabited apart from the island of Eilean Taigh which houses a small bothy open to researchers and visitors. Currently nature conservation charity the RSPB are working on the island monitoring bird populations and the success of the recent rat eradication effort.Greenpeace has brought its ship the Beluga II on an expedition of scientific research around Scotland, sampling seawater for microplastics and documenting the impact of ocean plastic on some of the UK’s most precious marine life.Locations:Europe-Hebrides-Scotland-United KingdomDate:9 Jun, 2017Credit:© Will Rose / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5267px X 3511pxKeywords:Bird colonies-Birds-Coastal features-Day-Islands-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Plastics-Puffins-SunnyShoot:Beluga Ship Tour in Scotland - Will RoseGreenpeace has brought its ship the Beluga II on an expedition of scientific research around Scotland, sampling seawater for microplastics and documenting the impact of ocean plastic on some of the UK’s most precious marine life.Related Collections:Oceans Plastic Beluga Tour in Scotland (All Photos)