A breeding colony of gannets, usually on an isolated rock.
鲣鸟繁殖地
Example sentencesExamples
The Science article includes a picture of the gannetry on Bird Island, the largest in the world, by a Port Elizabeth photo-journalist and author.
The off-shore islands, which are part of the estate, provide sanctuary for several world-famous bird colonies including the exceptional Eilean Dubh gannetry.
Today it's the world's largest single rock gannetry with 40,000 pairs returning to breed each year.
Naturalists with sturdy sea legs can take a trip out to the gannetry at Bass Rock or stay on land and observe it from North Berwick's Sea Life Centre.
Definition of gannetry in US English:
gannetry
nounˈɡanətrē
A breeding colony of gannets, usually on an isolated rock.
鲣鸟繁殖地
Example sentencesExamples
Naturalists with sturdy sea legs can take a trip out to the gannetry at Bass Rock or stay on land and observe it from North Berwick's Sea Life Centre.
Today it's the world's largest single rock gannetry with 40,000 pairs returning to breed each year.
The Science article includes a picture of the gannetry on Bird Island, the largest in the world, by a Port Elizabeth photo-journalist and author.
The off-shore islands, which are part of the estate, provide sanctuary for several world-famous bird colonies including the exceptional Eilean Dubh gannetry.