Thomas Coward, The Guardian/1920/07 — Country Diary
“ As a captor of surface-swimming fish the gannet or solan goose is an expert. It flies high above the waves, watching with keen eyes until a herring or mackerel foolishly ventures near to the surface, and then, with half-closed wings, falls headlong through the air and plunges in upon its victim. Gulls usually follow fishing-boats, watching the nets hauled and picking up any bewildered and maimed unfortunate which has struggled through the meshes but fails to get under water ”
