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Kathy, white birds, nearly always -0,7EV. I tend to shoot dark, rather than light, did a quick write-up for Ralph in my birds in action post on how I shoot. Whites can and will bow out, no question about that. Overcast is better than full sun, dappled light is excellent for whites. ACR helps a lot in killing whites; I often drag both the white and brightness sliders all the way to the left and even then you may have to do it again. Again, in NIK, in Color Efex pro, there is a white compensation filter. I normally use the bridal white. Here is a Cape Gannet, very similar to your gannet, where you can see how the whites were addressed. See on the outer edge of his neck down to the wings where it was blown.
Gotttshots, Yes, all of them. Did not have the 500 PF then and the 600 was too large to take-over.
