Noss
Noss is an island off the island of Bressay, which is a short ferry journey across the water from Lerwick. It is a nature reserve and is world famous for its seabird colonies.
I took Cristina there to have a look at the bird-covered cliffs. We drove to the end of Bressay and then waved across at the ranger, who jumped into an inflatable boat and sped across the water to pick us up. We were then issued with instructions about where the birds are and set off armed with binoculars.
There are colonies of 45,000 guillemots, 18,000 gannets and shags and puffins, among others. We saw a couple of puffins and thousands of guillemots and gannets clinging to ledges on the cliffs at the Neep of Noss. Totally spectacular.
