Tour

Noss Gannet Seabird Boat Tour – Lerwick (Award-winning Naturalist-led)

Outside, 51 km from Yellby Shetland Seabird Tours (Phil Harris & Rebecca Nason)

No.1 ranked Shetland visitor attraction (multiple awards). Guardian 'Top 10 Boat Tours UK' 2023; Times 'Best Boat Tours UK 7' 2024. Run by local couple Phil Harris and Rebecca Nason — passionate birder-naturalists. Carbon-neutral. UNIQUE: fish supplied to attract gannets right alongside the boat for dramatic diving photography. Three daily departures from Victoria Pier Slipway Lerwick. Also early-bird sunrise bespoke photography sessions 5:30am Mon/Sat. Partners with Brydon Thomason (Shetland Nature) and underwater photographer Richard Shucksmith. Gold Winner Green Apple Awards Scotland 2026. Orca increasingly possible.

Species

Atlantic Puffin
Black Guillemot
Common Murre
Great Skua
grey seal
Killer Whale
Northern Fulmar
Northern Gannet
Razorbill

Months

January, closed
February, closed
March, closed
April, open
May, open
June, open
July, open
August, open
September, open
October, open
November, closed
December, closed

Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct