Wild Rathlin Tour: Photos | Kintra Boat Tours

A female eider duck swimming beside her duckling, another duck's tail visible at the frame edge, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A mother eider duck swimming with her duckling.

A great skua, sitting on the water with its wings raised showing white wing flashes, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A great skua, sitting on the water with its wings raised showing white wing flashes.

A black guillemot swimming on blue water, showing its white wing patch and red legs. — A black guillemot swimming on blue water.

A razorbill flying against a plain blue sky, its thick black bill and bold black and white plumage clearly visible. — A razorbill in flight against the sky.

A guillemot swimming on the water, seen side-on with a small splash trailing near its tail. — A guillemot swimming side-on, a small splash trailing behind it.

A guillemot on calm water, side on.

A guillemot facing the camera on the water, with several other guillemots partly visible around it, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A guillemot among others, facing the camera.

A razorbill flying low over the water, wings raised in an upstroke, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A razorbill flying low, wings raised.

A guillemot beating its wings against the water surface, throwing up spray as it takes off or lands, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A guillemot taking off in a burst of spray.

A gannet in flight, wings stretched wide.

A black guillemot swimming on green-tinted water, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A black guillemot swimming on green-tinted water.

A large gull perched on a rocky outcrop with pink sea-thrift flowers and blue sky behind, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A gull perched among the sea thrift.

A male common eider faces the camera on the water, black and white plumage, wings raised showing feather detail, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A male eider facing the camera, wings raised.

A female common eider, brown mottled plumage, swims facing the camera on open sea water, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A female eider facing the camera.

A large gull glides in flight, dark grey wings, white body and head, yellow-orange bill, against a plain overcast sky, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A gull gliding against a grey sky.

A line of gannets flying low over open sea, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A line of gannets flying low over the sea.

A razorbill flying against a clear blue sky, its dark bill visible in silhouette, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A razorbill flying against a clear blue sky.

A large gull gliding low over the open sea, dark grey upperwings and pale body visible, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A large gull gliding low over the sea, dark wings spread.

A guillemot swimming low in the water, head and back visible above the surface. — A guillemot swimming low in the water.

Two guillemots swim close together on the sea, one slightly behind the other, dark heads and white bellies, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — Two guillemots keeping close on the water, one just behind the other.

A guillemot swimming on the water, brown head and pale underside visible, water splashing around it, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A guillemot swimming on the water.

A guillemot taking off from the water with wings spread wide, splashing dramatically, brown-and-white plumage clear, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A guillemot taking off in a dramatic splash.

A male common eider swims close to camera on open water, black-and-white plumage and pale bill clearly visible, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A male eider close to the boat.

A juvenile razorbill floating low on the water.

A dark waterbird standing on a rock in a shallow tidal channel, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A dark waterbird standing in a tidal channel.

A guillemot flying low over open water, black-and-white plumage clear against the blue sea. — A guillemot skimming low over the sea.

A female eider duck swimming beside a duckling on the water, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A duck and her duckling on the water.

A razorbill flying low over water, wings extended, seen sharp and close against a plain grey backdrop. — A razorbill flying low over the water, wings extended.

A razorbill flying low over the sea, wings extended, black-and-white plumage clearly visible. — A razorbill flying low over the sea.

Several gannets flying low over the sea in a loose group, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — Gannets flying low over the sea.

A guillemot diving, mostly submerged with just its back and a spray of water visible at the surface, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A guillemot diving beneath the water.

A misty cliff face packed with nesting seabirds, birds circling in the fog above the colony, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — Birds circling a misty seabird colony, Rathlin Island.

Two rock stacks rise from the sea, their tops fading into thick mist, seabirds nesting on the ledges and a few circling above, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — Two sea stacks fading into the mist, seabirds on the ledges, Rathlin Island.

A seabird colony lining ledges on a tall cliff above rust-red rock at the waterline, birds resting below, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — Seabirds lining the cliff ledges above the shore.

A guillemot in flight, wings extended, passing in front of a grassy cliff face. — A guillemot flying past the cliff.

A dense seabird colony covering a tall rock cliff face from top to waterline, with dark sea caves at the base, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A cliff packed with nesting seabirds.

A puffin lifting off the water, wings raised high, feet trailing through the splash below it, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A puffin lifting off, wings raised high and feet trailing through spray.

Two puffins swim on open water, the closer bird's bill catching the light, seen close and clear. — Two puffins on the water, the nearer one's bill catching the light.

Two puffins swimming together on open water. — Two puffins on the water together.

A puffin coming in to land on the water, feet down and wings braking, the water calm below it. — A puffin coming in to land on the water.

A puffin in flight against a plain sky, caught mid wingbeat with one wing raised and the other angled down. — A puffin in flight, caught mid wingbeat.

A puffin taking off from the water, wings raised high, orange feet trailing just above the surface. — A puffin taking off, wings raised high and feet trailing above the water.

A puffin flying low over choppy open sea, wings held out level, no fish visible in its bill. — A puffin flying low over choppy water, wings held level.

A puffin flying low over the water, seen from a distance, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A puffin low over the water, seen from a distance.

A single puffin floating on the water, seen side-on with its orange feet visible. — A puffin on the water, side-on.

Three puffins on the water, the nearest paddling off in a splash while the other two float and watch, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — Three puffins, one heading off in a splash and two watching.

A small group of puffins scattering off the water surface, wings spread and splashing, off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. — A few puffins scattering off the water in a splash.

A puffin on the water with one wing raised, flapping, its colourful bill clearly visible. — A puffin flapping its wings on the water.

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