Murre Common (Uria aalge) adult summer & juvenile – Peterhead Bay Aberdeenshire Scotland

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Murre Common (Uria aalge) adult summer & juvenile – Peterhead Bay Aberdeenshire Scotland

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia): The common murre formerly named common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It is also known as the thin-billed murre in North America. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands.

  • Species:Common Murre (Uria aalge)
  • Bird Type:Adult summer and Juvenile
  • FamilyAuks (Alcidae)
  • Date Taken20210827
  • Location:Peterhead Bay
  • Area:Aberdeenshire
  • Country:Scotland
  • Region:All Europe
Photo File Ref: BOE021101ae Murre Common (summer & juv) 2 Peterhead Bay Aberdeenshire Scotland Aug21 PH85_7049
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