Cepphus grylle · Icelandic: Teista

An all-black seabird easily watched right beside harbour walls.

Habitat: Rocky shores and harbours | Season: All year

Identification

• All-black with a large white wing patch
• Bright red legs; the inside of its mouth is also strikingly red

Behaviour

Unlike its cliff-nesting relatives, nests in crevices low down among boulders, often close to harbours and villages.

Did you know?

The Black Guillemot is one of the easiest seabirds to watch up close, since it often feeds calmly right beside harbour walls.

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