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| Image details: |
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| Image Description: |
Pair of Shags at the nest |
| Image notes: |
These handsome crests are lost by May. |
| Species in Image: |
Shag |
| Date: |
1984 |
| Area: |
Yell |
| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc00362 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Shag |
| Latin Name |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
| Shetland Name |
Scarf |
| Latin Group Name |
Pelecaniformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Phalacrocoracidae |
| Common Family Name |
Cormorants |
| Description |
Very common breeding resident. Shags are present in inshore waters the whole year, and winter movements are largely in response to the availability of fish. They are easy to distinguish from cormorants between Jan and May when they sport a handsome crest. |
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