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Ian Fulton | profile | all galleries >> Shetland & Fair Isle Galleries >> Shetland & Fair Isle 2014 >> Shag tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

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Shag

(phalacrocorax aristoelis)
The Shag is often confused with (Great) Cormorants and is indeed part of the same family group. It is smaller and slimmer than a Cormorant with a thinner bill. It is a common breeding bird in Scotland with colonies on almost any suitable coastal rocks and cliffs.
Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland
Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland		 Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland
Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland		 Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland
Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland		 Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland
Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland
Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland
Shag, Skaw-Unst, Shetland

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