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Black guillemot - Cepphus grylle St Ninian's Island (Shetlands. Scotland).  Black guillemot,Cepphus grylle,Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge

Black guillemot - Cepphus grylle

St Ninian's Island (Shetlands. Scotland).

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The black guillemot or tystie is a medium-sized alcid. Their breeding habitat is rocky shores, cliffs and islands on northern Atlantic coasts in eastern North America as far south as Maine, and in western Europe as far south as Ireland.They are one of the few birds to breed on Surtsey, Iceland a new volcanic island.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Nov 24, 2021. Captured Jun 15, 2013 18:17 in XJCX+GP Bigton, Shetland, UK.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 10/10000s
  • ISO560
  • 300mm