The other auk

I’ve previously posted photos of the three commonest auks in our waters – puffins, razorbills and guillemots. There is another – the black guillemot. This…

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Siskin

Siskin nicely posing for the camera … one of many interesting garden visitors attracted by my hosts’ lavish avian lunch offerings …

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Alca torda

Having featured puffins and guillemots, it would be churlish not to complete the trio of auks that nest on the Isle of May. So here’s a…

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A is for auk

First post. The auks are a family of “medium-sized seabirds with long, barrel-shaped bodies, short tails, very small wings and short legs set far back…

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