Click on one of the thumbnails to the right to view the corresponding item.
Search Results Click a thumbnail to view.
Cormorant on the Forth and Clyde Canal , Glasgow
18580
358
Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) on the Forth and Clyde Canal at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
09 January 2024
Cormorants, Craigleith
18818
28
Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo), taken by Rebecca Dickson. Adults and chicks can be seen here with their mouth open as they move their upper throat muscles to promote heat loss in warm weather. This behvaiour is referred to as gular fluttering.
15 June 2024
Cormorants, Currarie Port, Ballantrae
18631
305
CEP - Ayrshire
Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo), Currarie Port, Ballantrae, South Ayrshire. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1984.
09 June 1984
Juvenile Cormorant preening, Linlithgow Loch
18218
46
West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Juvenile Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) preening, Linlithgow Loch, taken by David Palmar
12 March 2023
Cormorant in flight, Loch Spynie
17539
380
RSPB Loch Spynie
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in flight, taken by David Palmar.
21 March 2022
Cormorant, Loch Spynie
17538
380
RSPB Loch Spynie
Young Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) at Loch Spynie, taken by David Palmar. This individual was observed drying its wings, which is typical of this species. This behaviour is often observed when they land.
21 March 2022
Cormorants, Loch Spynie
17518
380
RSPB Loch Spynie
Group of Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) on an artificial island in Loch Spynie, taken by David Palmar. Two adult Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) can also be seen in flight in the background.
20 March 2022
Cormorants on a floating island, RSPB Lochwinnoch
17191
59
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
17054
351
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
16892
46
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.
