European Shag
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rocky coasts.
Diet: Sandeels, fish.
Best time to spot: Greener gloss than Cormorant.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Black GuillemotUncommon · Rocky coasts; sheltered firths
- Common EiderUncommon · Rocky coasts
- Eurasian Rock PipitUncommon · Rocky coasts
- Arctic TernUncommon · Northern coasts (summer)
- Ruddy TurnstoneUncommon · Rocky shores
- Audouin's GullEpic · Mediterranean coasts
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