A young gannet of the subspecies unique to the St Kilda archipelago, with colourful identification rings on its legs. St Kilda gannets are considerably larger than their relatives on mainland Britain. Craig Nisbet

A young gannet of the subspecies unique to the St Kilda archipelago, with colourful identification rings on its legs. St Kilda gannets are considerably larger than their relatives on mainland Britain. Craig Nisbet

A young gannet of the subspecies unique to the St Kilda archipelago, with colourful identification rings on its legs. St Kilda gannets are considerably larger than their relatives on mainland Britain. Craig Nisbet