Bass Rock 1 Web Cam
The Scottish Seabird Centre is a world leader in remote wildlife viewing. The webcam images you are watching are transmitted live, direct from the Seabird Centre’s cameras, which are located on the islands of the Firth of Forth and controlled by visitors at the Centre. The live images refresh every 5-10 seconds.
The first gannet arrived back on the Bass Rock this year on 20th February. The island has turned white with more than 150,000 gannets nesting. Gannets return to the same mate and the same nest every year and can live for up to 40 years. The Bass Rock, three miles from North Berwick is the largest single island gannet colony in the world and is described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the Twelve Wildlife Wonders of the World”. Although almost exclusively the domain of over 150,000 gannets, the lower ledges of the Bass are home to shags, guillemots and razorbills, with seals hauling up on the rocks below. Several puffins also nest within the ruins of the old fortifications. The gannets spend most of the year on the Bass, until the end of October when the juveniles set out on their long journey down to the West Coast of Africa. Why not adopt a Bass Rock Gannet Family and watch their progress through the year?
New Seabird Safari Boat Trips
The Seabird Centre is launching a brand new trip boat service around the Bass Rock from North Berwick, in partnership with Seafari Adventures. The new service is planned to start on 30th May and will offer daily trips (weather permitting) around the Bass Rock*. Tickets will cost £20 for adults and £17 for children (less 10% discount for Seabird Centre members), with a proportion of this income being used to support the SOS Puffin project. Tickets may be purchased on the day, but it is advisable to book in advance by phone on 01620 890202.
(* Seabird Safaris cruise around the Bass Rock providing wonderful views of the nesting gannets, guillemots, razorbills, shags and puffins on the lower ledges of the island. Seals can also often be seen swimming and basking on the rocks and in the coves. This trip, however, does not land on the island. Landing rights are exclusive to the Seabird Centre and only available on photographic trips, see below).
