- The
great skua (Stercorarius skua),
sometimes known by the name
bonxie in Britain, is a
large seabird in the skua
family Stercorariidae. It is roughly...
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Bonxie is the
third studio album by
British indie rock band Stornoway. It was
released in
April 2015
under Cooking Vinyl. The
title refers to the great...
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March 2013 Label: 4AD Formats: CD,
digital download,
vinyl 26 4 27 28 4 —
Bonxie Released: 13
April 2015 Label:
Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD,
digital download...
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large numbers of
Arctic skuas also bred at Hermaness,
however a rise in
bonxie numbers led to
these birds tending to
favour other parts of Unst. A small...
- Pixies,
Indie Cindy (2014) Twin Atlantic,
Great Divide (2014) Stornoway,
Bonxie (2015) The Virginmarys,
Divides (2016) Band of Skulls, By
Default (2016)...
- the island. On the island, the
commonly seen
Great skua is
known as the "
bonxie".
Walter Sutherland (died c. 1850), a
former inhabitant of the northernmost...
- storm-petrel, red-throated diver,
northern gannet and
great skua (locally
called "
bonxie").
Numerous rarities have also been
recorded including black-browed albatross...
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colonies in the
Northern Isles and
Outer Hebrides,
including great skuas (
bonxie) for
which outbreaks had
initially been
reported in 2021 (Scotland hosts...
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wildlife in the area
includes the
great skua (also
known by its
Norse name "
bonxie") peregrines,
pinnipeds and cetaceans.
Seabirds which can be seen include...
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breeding season. It gave
limited protection to "the
different species of auk,
bonxie,
Cornish chough, coulterneb, diver,
eider duck, fulmar, gannet, grebe, guillemot...
