Birds

River Leven, Dumbarton

River Leven, Dumbarton

River Leven, Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

Dumbarton

St Andrews Fulmars may look superficially like gulls, but they are not closely related. They are in fact part of a group of birds known as ‘tubenoses’, or ‘petrels’, which includes both giant albatrosses and tiny storm petrels. They are almost gull-like, grey and white seabirds that are related to the albatrosses. They fly low over the sea on stiff wings, with shallow wingbeats. So, while they share some characteristics with gulls, they are a distinct group of birds.

St Andrews Related to the massive albatross, the fulmar is a gull-like bird that nests on rocky cliff edges Quoted from the Wildlife Trusts website

St Andrews Fulmars superficially resemble gulls, but are readily distinguished by their flight on stiff wings, and their tube noses. They breed on cliffs, laying one or rarely two eggs on a ledge of bare rock or on a grassy cliff. Quoted from Wikipedia

River Leven, Dumbarton Quay

St Serf's Church, Levengrove Park, Dumbarton