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Shag on Lunga
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Lunga, Treshnish Isles
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.
26 April 2014
Shag, Ailsa Craig
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Ailsa Craig birds (except Gannets)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
05 August 2008
Shags and Kittiwakes, Ailsa Craig
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Ailsa Craig birds (except Gannets)
Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), Ailsa Craig. Kittiwakes breed in fairly large numbers on Ailsa Craig. Shags also breed there but are less numerous.
24 June 2007
Volunteer cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Fidra
Emily Burton, Volunteer Coordinator at the Scottish Seabird Centre, cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth. In the background is a group of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), and above them, the island of Craigleith.
24 January 2020
Shags on a rock, Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Fidra
A group of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on a rock off Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth
24 January 2020
Shag, Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Craigleith
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the hand for ringing, Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso.
29 June 2019
Juvenile Shags in the nest, Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Craigleith
Juvenile Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the nest prior to ringing, Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso.
29 June 2019
Juvenile Shag in the nest, Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Craigleith
Juvenile Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the nest prior to ringing, Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso. Note the pieces of marine plastic litter, probably fishing nets and ropes, used by the Shag on its nest.
29 June 2019
Colony of Shags and Razorbills on Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Craigleith
Colony of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and Razorbills (Alca torda) on Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso.
29 June 2019
Juvenile Shag in the nest, Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Craigleith
Juvenile Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the nest prior to ringing, Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso.
