Scottish Seabird Centre
Marine conservation and education charity supported by an award-winning visitor attraction in the stunning coastal town of North Berwick.
For 25 years we have been helping people connect with Scotland’s amazing marine wildlife, habitats & iconic seabirds.
- Our seabird of the month for February is none other than our famous Bass Rock resident, the Northern gannet. Ready to battle through the last month of winter with all the enthusiasm & energy of a ravenous six-foot wingspan seabird? The gannets are with you all the way🫡
- It feels like the stormy seas are relentless at the moment🌊 Please stay safe if you're out and about by the coast🙏 Our cosy, friendly café will be open tomorrow from 10am for some front row seats of the huge waves!☕ 📷©️Dora Roden
- The first few weeks of the year have flown by and our next Members' 'Wildlife Wednesday' event is tomorrow!⌛ All of our Members are welcome to join (and bring a friend)! Come along to our Café for a chat with the conservation team all about the latest wildlife and conservation news📢☕
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- Good news to end the week!💙⬇
- Sustainability is very important to us. So much so, that we offer a 20% discount on Discovery Experience ticket prices to anyone visiting with a valid (same day) Scotrail ticket. Simply show your ticket to a member of our friendly team! #GreenTourism #SustainableTravel #ScotRail #NationalRail
- Keen to make a little resolution to have less litter littering our lovely beaches?🚯 You'll love our upcoming 2026 Less Litter Resolution Nurdle Hunt! Join us on Friday, 23 January, 11am-12pm to look for nurdles along the North Berwick coastline👀
- Humpback whales are regular visitors to Scottish seas (particularly over the winter months) - you've probably seen that there's one hanging out near us in the Firth of Forth right now!🐋 Below are just some of our favourite facts about humpback whales - enjoy💙 Have a whaley good weekend🙌
- It's nearly time for another episode of #TheTraitors 📺 To get you ready, we've had a think about which seabirds might make the most devious traitors, the most trustworthy faithfuls, or some of the unfairly treated players! #JusticeForHerringGull [Thread]
- Exciting News🙌📢 Our Holiday Club will return next half-term from the 16th to 20th of February! Further info, including how to sign up, coming soon👀 📷Helen Pugh
- The dates for the Isle of May Landing Trips are now LIVE & available to book online. Leaving from North Berwick Harbour, this is the ultimate all-round seabird experience & particularly great for seeing puffins seabird-centre.seafari-edinburgh.co.uk/forth-ferry-and-isl… 📷G Macvean
- A devastating blow for Scotland's declining #seabird populations. UK government has awarded a contract for difference to #BerwickBank - an offshore wind development predicted to kill tens of thousands of seabirds over it's lifetime. Our CEO Harry Huyton, responds⬇ www.seabird.org/press-releas...
- Check out this awesome new blog from BTO all about the science and art of seabird poo (including this briliant comic): bto.org/our-work/news/blog/… Read the full comic in the blog📰 Artwork ©️Anna Dupont-Crabtree BTO Scotland BTO | British Trust for Ornithology
- Our seabird of the month for January is the beautiful, elegant & grumpy-looking fulmar. Feeling a little tired & after more daylight this month? You're carrying some real fulmar energy. Just be sure not to spit out any foul-smelling substances... (yes, fulmars really can do this in self-defense)💙
- We're Hiring!📢 Looking for a new challenge? We’re looking for Café Assistants to join our friendly team. More info and role profile⬇️ www.seabird.org/vacancies/ca...
- Thank you to Bruce Meldrum for allowing us to share these incredible images of a humpback whale breaching in the Firth of Forth! Winter is a great time to spot visiting cetaceans (particularly humpbacks) around Scotland's shores❄️🐋
- We were treated to some lovely wintery scenes in North Berwick this morning with a light dusting of snow covering the beach ❄️🏖️ It might be chilly but a coastal walk at this time of year can still be rewarding (plus you can warm up with a hot drink in our Café afterwards!)☕🍵
- Heading out for a wintery coastal stroll this weekend?❄️ While it's always a delight to spot shorebirds, it's important to remember that every time they take flight they are using precious energy... 📷Jamie McDermaid
- Happy New Year from the Scottish Seabird Centre!💙🥳 Here's to a happy and healthy 2026 for people and for nature🦭🐬🌊 We're open today from 11am and look forward to welcoming our first visitors of the year! 📷Jamie McDermaid
- With the help of you - our amazing supporters, members, volunteers, partners, funders and more - we've achieved so much this year! Thank you🙏 Here's to another year of protecting Scotland's seabirds, restoring our seas, and inspiring others💙
- Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 30🗓️ The final image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this absolutely stunning shot of a razorbill on the Isle of May, taken by Anwen Whitehead📷
- Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 29🗓️ Today's image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this striking capture of a common guillemot on the Isle of May, taken by Anwen Whitehead📷
- Our friend and talented wildlife photographer, Rachel Bigsby, has created a petition calling on the Scottish Government to Stop the Guga Hunt on Sula Sgeir. Over 21,000 people have already signed to show their support. You can sign it here: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
- Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 28🗓️🎉 Today's image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this incredible picture of a gannet in flight by the Bass Rock, taken by Anwen Whitehead📷
- This is still a great time of year to spot wildlife around our coasts 🐦🦭🌊 Why not use our FREE shorebird spotter sheet to help you identify some of the species you might see? It's available to download from our website: www.seabird.org/uploads/stor... 📷©️Jamie McDermaid
- Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 27🗓️🎉 Today's image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this lovely shadowy shot of a gannet on the Bass Rock, taken by Oscar Palmer📷
- Looking for a fun activity to do with the kids this holiday season? We've got a brand new craft activity in our Boat Office space which lets you design your very own Christmas card! The best designs will be selected for sale in our gift shop next Christmas🎅🎄
- Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 26🗓️🎉 Today's image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this classic portrait of a puffin with sandeels, taken by Olivia Murphy📷
- We hope that everyone had a fantastic Christmas! A reminder that we are closed today but will be open again from 10am - 4pm tomorrow! If you're out for a wintery stroll please do come in for a coffee and cake to warm yourself up afterwards ☕🍰 📷©️Jamie McDermaid
- Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 25🗓️🎉 (yes, it's Christmas now but we still have a few lovely pictures to share!) Today's image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this mesmerising, artistic shot of common guillemots on the Isle of May, taken by Iain Donnachie📷
- Merry Christmas🎄 A huge thanks to our members, volunteers, partners, funders & everyone else who has supported us this year. We couldn't do what we do for seabirds & the marine environment without you. We hope you have a joyful & restful day! From all the Seabird Team💙
- Scottish Seabird Advent Calendar - Day 24🗓️🎉 Today's image from our Seabird Photography Competition Exhibition is this lovely, crisp shot of a kittiwake at Fowlsheugh, taken by Mark Elliot📷
