02/09/2026
🦅Species spotlight - Gannet (Morus bassanus)🌊
Did you know that gannets can hit speeds of up to 60 mph? When hunting for fish, they plunge into the sea from heights of up to 30 metres. To absorb the impact, gannets have an extensive network of air sacs beneath their skin and between their muscles, acting like natural bubble wrap! These striking seabirds are easy to spot, with their bright white plumage, golden-yellow heads, and black wingtips. Around 220,000 pairs of gannets nest around the UK's coasts—an incredible 55% of the world's breeding population. Despite their impressive numbers, they are currently listed as an Amber List species, highlighting the importance of protecting these remarkable birds and their breeding colonies.
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🦅Sbotolau Rhywogaeth - Mulfran Wen (Morus bassanus)🌊
A oeddech yn gwybod bod mulfrain gwynion yn gallu cyrraedd cyflymderau hyd at 60 mya? Pryd maent yn hela am bysgod maent yn deifio i mewn i’r môr o uchderau hyd at 30 metr. I amsugno’r trawiad, mae gan fulfrain gwynion rhwydwaith estynedig o sachau aer o dan eu croen a rhwng eu cyhyrau, sydd yn gweithredu fel papur swigod! Mae’r adar môr adnabyddadwy yma yn hawdd i’w weld gyda’u plu gwyn disglair, pennau melyn-aur, a blaenau adenydd du. Mae oddeutu 220,000 pâr o fulfrain gwynion yn nythu o gwmpas arfordir y DU - swm o 55% o boblogaeth bridio’r byd. Er eu niferoedd aruthrol, maent wedi’u rhestru fel rhywogaeth ar y Rhestr Ambr, sydd yn amlygu pwysigrwydd amddiffyn yr adar nodedig yma a’u cytrefi bridio.
📸 Peter Evans
Translation by Jack Booth
