Cormorants and shags: fish-eating sentinels!
by Bob Brown Bird Island, Strangford Lough. Seen close at hand, cormorants’ ‘scaly’ patterned plumage is quite attractive. We’ve all seen them: dark, brooding birds, perched on rocks, shipwrecks, harbour pilings, navigational beacons, and small islands. They are the archetypal residents of our coast, on exposed headlands, sheltered harbours, and Read more…