Eyebroughy (or archaically Ibris) is an island in the Firth of Forth, 200m off East Lothian, Scotland. It is an RSPB reserve, and is noted for its cormorants. The rock is basaltic and Carboniferous in origin. The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... Genera Nannopterum Phalacrocorax Leucocarbo The Phalacrocoracidae family of birds is represented by about thirty species of cormorants and shags. ... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ...