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Image details: |
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Image Description: |
A Razorbill with a beak full of sandeels |
Image notes: |
Sea Craas nest on the lower levels of a cliff 'tenement'. |
Species in Image: |
Razorbill |
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Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc01249 |
General details: |
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Common Name |
Razorbill |
Latin Name |
Alca torda |
Shetland Name |
Sea Craa |
Latin Group Name |
Charadriiformes |
Latin Family Name |
Alcidae |
Common Family Name |
Auks |
Description |
Common breeding seabird. Razorbills are in many ways similar in habits to Guillemots. They feed on small fish and fish fry, often in tidal streams between islands. |
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