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Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula), St Bees Head, Cumbria

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S231940630

Distinctive, small social crow with contrasting, silvery-gray neck shawl and staring whitish eyes; juvenile has duller shawl and eyes. Walks confidently, and can be easy to see where not persecuted; associates readily with crows and Rooks. Flocks can number in the hundreds or thousands in the nonbreeding season. Inhabits open and semiopen habitats, from towns and wooded parkland to farmland and sea cliffs; often around stone buildings and chimneys. Nests in cavities. Listen for its distinctive high-pitched “tchaw, tchaw” calls.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/eurjac

Common Guillemot (Uria aalge), St Bees Head, Cumbria

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S231940630

Black-and-white seabird with crisp patterning. Dark brownish-black above with white belly. Head entirely dark in breeding plumage; nonbreeding show white face with curved dark line below eye. Sides usually show some messy dark streaks. Bill is longer and more slender than similar Thick-billed Murre; but can be difficult to judge at a distance. Also note browner plumage and streaky sides on Common Murre. Breeds in colonies on rocky islands and cliffs; spends the rest of the year on the ocean. Usually single or in loose small groups; in the Atlantic, sometimes seen in loose association with Razorbills.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/commur

Common Guillemot (Uria aalge), St Bees Head, Cumbria

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S231940630

Black-and-white seabird with crisp patterning. Dark brownish-black above with white belly. Head entirely dark in breeding plumage; nonbreeding show white face with curved dark line below eye. Sides usually show some messy dark streaks. Bill is longer and more slender than similar Thick-billed Murre; but can be difficult to judge at a distance. Also note browner plumage and streaky sides on Common Murre. Breeds in colonies on rocky islands and cliffs; spends the rest of the year on the ocean. Usually single or in loose small groups; in the Atlantic, sometimes seen in loose association with Razorbills.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/commur

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), St Bees Head, Cumbria

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S231940630

Small oceanic gull. Adults have solid black wingtips that look like they were dipped in ink. Also note translucent flight feathers, entirely yellow bill, and black legs. Nonbreeding birds have a dark ear patch and smudgy gray on the back of the neck. Immatures are boldly patterned with a black collar and “M” pattern on wings. Rather buoyant in flight, sometimes soaring in high arcs in windy conditions. Breeds at high latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere, primarily in large colonies on cliffs and other structures overhanging water. Spends the winter on the open ocean, sometimes seen from shore. Rare inland. Can gather in flocks during migration and winter, especially where food is abundant.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/bklkit

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), St Bees Head, Cumbria

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S231940630

Small oceanic gull. Adults have solid black wingtips that look like they were dipped in ink. Also note translucent flight feathers, entirely yellow bill, and black legs. Nonbreeding birds have a dark ear patch and smudgy gray on the back of the neck. Immatures are boldly patterned with a black collar and “M” pattern on wings. Rather buoyant in flight, sometimes soaring in high arcs in windy conditions. Breeds at high latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere, primarily in large colonies on cliffs and other structures overhanging water. Spends the winter on the open ocean, sometimes seen from shore. Rare inland. Can gather in flocks during migration and winter, especially where food is abundant.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/bklkit

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), St Bees Head, Cumbria

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S231940630

Small oceanic gull. Adults have solid black wingtips that look like they were dipped in ink. Also note translucent flight feathers, entirely yellow bill, and black legs. Nonbreeding birds have a dark ear patch and smudgy gray on the back of the neck. Immatures are boldly patterned with a black collar and “M” pattern on wings. Rather buoyant in flight, sometimes soaring in high arcs in windy conditions. Breeds at high latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere, primarily in large colonies on cliffs and other structures overhanging water. Spends the winter on the open ocean, sometimes seen from shore. Rare inland. Can gather in flocks during migration and winter, especially where food is abundant.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/bklkit

Razorbill (Alca torda), St Bees Head, Cumbria, UK

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S186059403

Black-and-white seabird with a thick and blunt bill. Breeds in colonies on rocky islands; winters on the ocean. Black above and white below with thin white line in front of eye. In winter, white throat wraps up behind eye, but pattern is less crisp than on Common Murre. Similar to other murres but note different bill shape and longer tail that is sometimes held up. Found singly or in flocks. Sometimes seen from shore in large numbers following the passage of a winter storm. Frequently dives underwater searching for fish.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/razorb

Razorbill (Alca torda), St Bees Head, Cumbria, UK

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S186059403

Black-and-white seabird with a thick and blunt bill. Breeds in colonies on rocky islands; winters on the ocean. Black above and white below with thin white line in front of eye. In winter, white throat wraps up behind eye, but pattern is less crisp than on Common Murre. Similar to other murres but note different bill shape and longer tail that is sometimes held up. Found singly or in flocks. Sometimes seen from shore in large numbers following the passage of a winter storm. Frequently dives underwater searching for fish.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/razorb

Razorbill (Alca torda), St Bees Head, Cumbria, UK

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S186059403

Black-and-white seabird with a thick and blunt bill. Breeds in colonies on rocky islands; winters on the ocean. Black above and white below with thin white line in front of eye. In winter, white throat wraps up behind eye, but pattern is less crisp than on Common Murre. Similar to other murres but note different bill shape and longer tail that is sometimes held up. Found singly or in flocks. Sometimes seen from shore in large numbers following the passage of a winter storm. Frequently dives underwater searching for fish.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/razorb

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), St Bees Head, Cumbria, England

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S186992651

Chunky seabird, the shape of a football. Black above and white below with pearly face and thick multicolored bill. Orange legs and feet. Nonbreeding and young birds show darker face and duller bill. In breeding season, rarely seen far from breeding colonies on rocky islands and cliffs in the North Atlantic. Winters on open ocean, almost never seen from land. Distinctive if seen well; the only puffin in its range.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/atlpuf

Atlantic Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla tridactyla), St Bees Head, Cumbria, England

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S186992651

Small oceanic gull. Adults have solid black wingtips that look like they were dipped in ink. Also note translucent flight feathers, entirely yellow bill, and black legs. Nonbreeding birds have a dark ear patch and smudgy gray on the back of the neck. Immatures are boldly patterned with a black collar and “M” pattern on wings. Rather buoyant in flight, sometimes soaring in high arcs in windy conditions. Breeds at high latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere, primarily in large colonies on cliffs and other structures overhanging water. Spends the winter on the open ocean, sometimes seen from shore. Rare inland. Can gather in flocks during migration and winter, especially where food is abundant.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/bklkit

Razorbill (Alca torda), St Bees Head, Cumbria, UK

Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S186059403

Black-and-white seabird with a thick and blunt bill. Breeds in colonies on rocky islands; winters on the ocean. Black above and white below with thin white line in front of eye. In winter, white throat wraps up behind eye, but pattern is less crisp than on Common Murre. Similar to other murres but note different bill shape and longer tail that is sometimes held up. Found singly or in flocks. Sometimes seen from shore in large numbers following the passage of a winter storm. Frequently dives underwater searching for fish.

Source: Ebird
ebird.org/species/razorb

Lovely day on the Cumbrian coast, about 5 mile south of Whitehaven, on the Solway Firth.

Lovely day on the Cumbrian coast, too warm for walking up there though lol. About 5 miles south of Whitehaven.

St Bees Head, Cumbria. The densely packed hordes of Guillemots on the sandstone cliff ledges make an impressive sight and sound. Worth viewing large for detail (this is a vertical merge of 2 images shot at 500mm).