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Colony of Shags and Razorbills on Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Craigleith
Colony of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and Razorbills (Alca torda) on Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso.
29 June 2019
Colour ringed Shag red WJT on Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Colour ringed Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) red WJT amongst Shag colony on Fidra, Firth of Forth
17 February 2018
Colony of Shags, Muck
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Mallaig to Eigg via Rum Canna and Muck
Colony of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) off Port Mòr, Muck
27 August 2016
Muck from the ferry
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Mallaig to Eigg via Rum Canna and Muck
Muck from the ferry, with a colony of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
27 August 2016
Shag colony with colour-ringed Shag, Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) colony, Fidra, showing in the background colour-ringed Shag green GPLE has returned to her breeding grounds for another season. She was ringed as a breeding adult on Fidra in summer 2015 with BTO ring 1478791 and was sexed as a female through observations of her size and voice (males honk and females hiss). She was seen up in Portknockie, along the Moray coast, on the 4th and 14th of October 2015. Thanks for this information to shags@ceh.ac.uk to whom colour-ringed Shags should be reported.
22 March 2016
Shag colony, Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) colony, Fidra
22 March 2016
Shag colony, Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) colony, Fidra, showing how Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) grows in large patches on the island. In the background is Fife.
22 March 2016
Colony of Shags, Foula
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Shetland - Foula
Colony of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), Foula.
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) displaying on Lunga, Treshnish Isles. Shags in the breeding season can be distinguished from Cormorants, even at a distance, by having crests. This one is displaying by moving its head about to impress its spouse.
