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| Image Description: |
A Black Guillemot in winter plumage |
| Image notes: |
Tysties stay around the Shetland coast all winter. |
| Species in Image: |
Black Guillemot |
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| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc01234 |
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| Common Name |
Black Guillemot |
| Latin Name |
Cepphus grylle |
| Shetland Name |
Tystie |
| Latin Group Name |
Charadriiformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Alcidae |
| Common Family Name |
Auks |
| Description |
Very common breeding bird. Resident all year. They nest on rocky shore and favour small uninhabited islands. It has lately adopted the floating 'walkways' of salmon cages for roosting.
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