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| Image Description: |
A Razorbill with a beak full of sandeels |
| Image notes: |
Sea Craas nest on the lower levels of a cliff 'tenement'. |
| Species in Image: |
Razorbill |
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| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc01249 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Razorbill |
| Latin Name |
Alca torda |
| Shetland Name |
Sea Craa |
| Latin Group Name |
Charadriiformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Alcidae |
| Common Family Name |
Auks |
| Description |
Common breeding seabird. Razorbills are in many ways similar in habits to Guillemots. They feed on small fish and fish fry, often in tidal streams between islands. |
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