Northen Gannets, Cormorants and rocks
August 24th, 2008Yesterday we had a little boat trip to go and watch birds at the Sept îles natural reserve. The reserve is located on a set of five island a few miles from the coast of Perros-Guirec (Britanny, France). Yes, “sept îles” does mean “seven island”, so why five? Well, go and ask the francisation maniac who a few decades/centuries ago missspelt the original breton spoken name “jentilez” into “sentilles” which became “sept” after a while…
The reserve is one of the three main breeding zone for Northern Gannets, several thousand couples nest there every year.
The archipelageo is also a breeding zone for cormorants, puffins, and also grey seals. Cormorants can be watch all year round, but puffins are there only from april to july. Seals are there all year round but are best seen at low tide when they beach themselves on rocks to digest in the sun.
