Brunnich's Guillemot
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Sea (very rare).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Stout pale bill stripe.
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.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Common GuillemotUncommon · Sea-cliff ledges (summer)
- American Bittern · Reedbeds (very rare vagrant)
- Audouin's Gull · Coast (very rare)
- Audubon's Shearwater · Pelagic (very rare)
- Bridled Tern · Sea (very rare)
- Brown Booby · Sea-cliffs (very rare)
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