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Black Guillemot - Teist
- Cepphus
grylle
Tejst - Riskil - Guillemot à miroir - Gryllteiste - Arao Aliblanco
Herdlevær, Øygarden, August 2008
Adult bird, November 2010, Hernar, Øygarden
Tejst - Riskil - Guillemot à miroir - Gryllteiste - Arao Aliblanco
Herdlevær, Øygarden, August 2008
Adult bird, November 2010, Hernar, Øygarden
Herdlevær, Øygarden, August 2008
This species is one of the more appealing birds of Øygarden and can be seen at any time of year. It breeds in small numbers and is also seen on passage.
The juvenile bird in these pictures was seen swimming in a sheltered cove; I crept up on it on my belly and ended up quite close....
For details of this species occurrence at Skogsøy please see this page.
Black Guillemots near Lyngøy, April 2019
Just shows how very different their plumages can be even at the same time of year!
Black Guillemot moulting into breeding plumage, Lyngøy, April 2020
Diving bird showing its red feet
Black Guillemot, Øygarden, December 2020
Boat trips usually provide the best photo opportunities for this species - but they are difficult to photograph from a small boat bobbing on the waves. Generally speaking more can be seen from shore - although usually at longer range.
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