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Continental Cormorant
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wetlands.
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Wider gular pouch angle.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
How rare is it?
The Continental Cormorant sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Great CormorantCommon · Coast
- African SpoonbillLegendary · Wetlands (vagrant claim)
- American White PelicanLegendary · Wetlands (extreme vagrant)
- Dalmatian PelicanLegendary · Wetlands (extreme vagrant)
- Great White PelicanLegendary · Wetlands (extreme vagrant)
- Green HeronLegendary · Wetlands (very rare)
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