Any of three species of North Atlantic seabirds; the largest is Sula bassana. When fully grown, it is white with buff colouring on the head and neck; the beak is long and thick and compressed at the point; the wings are black-tipped with a span of 1.7 m/5.6 ft. It breeds on cliffs in nests made of grass and seaweed, laying a single white egg. Gannets feed on fish that swim near the surface, such as herrings and pilchards. (Family Sulidae, order Pelecaniformaes.)

The Little Skellig
This rocky island is the biggest colony of gannets in Ireland and it is one of their biggest breeding places in the world. The whole rock is covered with those big white birds and you can hear their noise for miles.