Northern Gannet Diving off Peaks Island This first Backshore Bird Blog will focus on the Northern Gannets (See Northern Gannet Species Account) and the three species of scoters (Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, and White-winged Scoter), a type of sea duck (Scoter Species Accounts). The gannets were blown close to shore by two different storms in October. The scoters migrate here in the autumn far from their summer breeding grounds: Scoter Summer Breeding Ranges Map © Google with mo