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  1. Ardersier - Arctic Skua overhead.jpg

    Ardersier - Arctic Skua overhead.jpg

    I'd had a "moment" when I watched what I thought was a dark tern among all the other Terns, then it almost flew into me while chasing a tern with a catch!
    • Scozmos
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    • ardersier bonxie chanonry point\ fort george great skua (bonxie) moray firth scotland seabird skua
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. Great Skua

    Great Skua

    Great skua in flight over the sea cliffs at Hermaness, Unst
    • RichardClift
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    • bonxie flight great skua bonxie shetland unst hermaness stercorarius skua
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Bonxie (Great Skua)

    Bonxie (Great Skua)

    Watching the Puffins on Lunga when this marauder came cruising by, a lifer for me, yay!
    • Mahsleb
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    • bonxie catharacta skua great skua
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Bonxie Up Close and Personal

    Bonxie Up Close and Personal

    Found this guy nesting very close to the path on the way up to Hermaness from the car park. Seemed very relaxed about being the subject of a Forum photo but would not have wanted to get too much nearer!
    • PaulJohn
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    • bonxie
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Bonxie Portrait

    Bonxie Portrait

    Got within about 10 feet of this guy at Hermaness on Unst Shetland. Great experience
    • PaulJohn
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    • bonxie
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. Take away Bonxie style

    Take away Bonxie style

    Saw this Bonxie grab and kill a young rabbit (shown in an earlier post) and then he took off having been chased by 4 or 5 other Bonxies on the ground. Amazing power......
    • PaulJohn
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    • bonxie
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. Bonxie attack!

    Bonxie attack!

    Seemingly got a little too close to these guy`s nest, though we were on the pathway as instructed! He was very close but did not "bomb" us at all, he was happy just to let us know that he knew we were there!
    • PaulJohn
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    • bonxie
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Bonxie aeriel

    Bonxie aeriel

    Watched these guys on Noss for several brilliant hours recently. What a great experience!
    • PaulJohn
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    • bonxie
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Great Skua

    Great Skua

    Treshnish Isles, western Scotland
    • Ken Hall
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    • bonxie great skua
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Bonxie

    Bonxie

    My first post - Taken whilst on holiday in the Shetlands - we were in a boat and the Bonxies took a liking to digestive biscuits
    • tinribs_1
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    • bonxie skua
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Bonxie

    Bonxie

    A bit out of focus but you get the idea.
    • Andrew Whitehouse
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    • bonxie great skua
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Bonxie

    Bonxie

    I recently went on the boat trip to Noss in Shetland (as featured on Springwatch) and one of the many highlights was Bonxies being hand fed with chocolate biscuits. Good job he's wearing gloves.
    • Andrew Whitehouse
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    • bonxie great skua
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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