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Psilos Bird Photography |
Guillemot Uria aalge |
A familiar sight to our coastal cliffs
the Guillemot is one of the UKs commonest breeding seabirds. It comes
ashore only to breed and will spend the rest of its time out at sea
sometimes only coming inshore after gales or when passing large headlands.
Breeding takes place anywhere that there are sheer cliffs in large colonies
from from March to the end of July. Their diet consists of fish and
crustaceans. There is also a bridled form that has a white ring that
goes around the eye (bottom photo) |
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