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European Shag or Cormorant
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
52.125, -6.59722
Field Notes
Description:
This is a medium-large black bird, 68–78 cm long and with a 95–110 cm wingspan. It has a longish tail and yellow throat-patch. Adults have a small crest in the breeding season.
Habitat:
The European Shag or Common Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred to as simply the Shag.
Notes:
The Saltee Islands is a bird watchers paradise and is a beautiful spot in its own right
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PublishedMay 28, 2011
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