Great Skua
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Northern isles (summer).
Diet: Fish, seabirds.
Best time to spot: Hefty pirate of seabird colonies.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in British seabirds.
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Similar birds
- Arctic SkuaUncommon · Northern moors (summer); sea (passage)
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- Pomarine SkuaRare · Open sea (passage)
- South Polar Skua · Pelagic (very rare)
- Arctic TernUncommon · Northern coasts (summer)
- WhimbrelUncommon · Northern moors (summer); coast (passage)
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