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European Shag

Gulosus aristotelis · Uncommon · +3 points per sighting
European Shag

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Rocky coasts.
Diet: Sandeels, fish.
Best time to spot: Greener gloss than Cormorant.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to European Shag. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.

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