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Birds seen on sea-cliffs and rocky islands in the UK: Shag |
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ARKive - Shag, Phalacrocorax
aristotelis http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Phalacrocorax_aristotelis/more_info.html Check out fact file for sea bird that is protected by Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Read habitat, biology, and threats, plus main differences compared to cormorants |
| ARKive - Shag, Phalacrocorax
aristotelis
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Phalacrocorax_aristotelis/more_still_images.html Find out what the average shag gets up to. See range of seventeen colour images spanning life of a shag from nest with eggs, chick, fledgling, juveniles, and adults. |
| Birds of Britain - Shag http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/shag.htm Out-lines the shag’s ecology in England. Illustration provides a side view of the cormorant species with a crest. |
| Burley Middle School - The
Shag http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/7180/shag.html Students from Yorkshire, England, describe the diet, habitat, and nesting behaviour of this small cormorant, known scientifically as Phalacrocorax aristotelis aristotis. |
| Lincolnshire Bird Club - Shag
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/shag.htm Discover what this diving bird that snorts like a pig really looks like. See series of colour images of the whole body, plus close-ups of neck and head. |
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Lounge Lizard, The - Status of
Shags in Lowestoft http://home.clara.net/ammodytes/shags.htm Publishes details of specific locations to sight shags on eastern coast of England. Includes day count of the species presented as bar graph, plus several colour images. |
| Peterborough Bird Club: Annual
Report - Shag http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/shag.html Bird club in UK records prove that the shag rarely ventures far inland. Peruse field study entries for years 1998-2003, and view colour image of species on water. |
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University of Exeter - Lundy Field
Course: Shag Projects
http://www.ex.ac.uk/psychology/lundy/shag_bird.htm Divulges results of investigations into behaviour of shags on small island off the British coast. Learn time of day they dive deeper, and preferred diving angle. |
| West Midland Bird Club -
Picture Gallery
http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/gallery/MabbettA/Shag20021230a.htm Find out what the shag really looks like with this side-profile colour image of species with head tucked into shoulders. Publishes photographer, location shot, and date. |
| Young People’s Trust for the
Environment - Shag
http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/shag.html Identifies where you are most likely to sight a shag in Britain. Includes data on distribution, habitat, diet, and effect of change in man’s behaviour. |
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Birds on sea-cliffs & islands in the UK
