Shag catching a fish, Ardmore Point

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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath

Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) catching what is probably a Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus), taken by David Palmar at Ardmore Point, Firth of Clyde

15 October 2022

Shag from the Islay ferry

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Islay Ferry

Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar

20 August 2022

Cormorants on a floating island, RSPB Lochwinnoch

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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch

Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) on an artificial raft or floating island at RSPB Lochwinnoch, created for conservation purposes, taken by David Palmar.
Mostly these are immature Cormorants with a white breast and a generally greyer appearance, but with one darker adult.

12 December 2021

Cormorants on old railway viaduct pillar, Kelvindale

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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube

Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) roosting on an old railway viaduct pillar above the River Kelvin in Kelvindale, taken in winter from the Kelvin Aqueduct on the Forth and Clyde Canal by David Palmar

03 January 2021

Cormorant drying its wings, Linlithgow Loch

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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying its wings on its island roost site, Linlithgow Loch.
Their plumage is not waterproof, so bubbles of air don't get trapped beneath their feathers. This allows them to dive deeper to catch their fishy prey, but means that when they come up, they need to dry out their feathers to keep themselves warm.

08 March 2020

Cormorant, Great Cumbrae

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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) with Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in background at Great Cumbrae

09 October 2004

Cormorant, Great Cumbrae

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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying out its wings, with a Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in the background in Kames Bay, Millport, Great Cumbrae

09 October 2004