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Noss National Nature Reserve
Noss National Nature Reserve Review
The island of Noss (which means "nose" in old Norse) rises to a point called the Noup. The smell and noise of the birds that live on the vertiginous cliffs can assault the senses. Residents nest in orderly fashion: black and white guillemots (45,000 pairs) and razorbills at the bottom; gulls, gannets, cormorants, and kittiwake in the middle; fulmars and puffins at the top. If you get too close to their chicks, some will dive-bomb from above. To get here, take a ferry from Lerwick to Bressay, then an inflatable boat to Noss. Be sure to wear waterproof clothing and sensible shoes; mid-May to mid-July is the best time to view breeding birds.
- Address: Noss, ZE1
- Phone: 01595/693345
- Cost: £3
- Hours: Apr.--Aug. daily 11--5
- Website: www.nnr-scotland.org.uk
- Location: Lerwick
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