If you're looking for a Shag then head down to the coastal paths around Newquay, Cornwall
A selection of photos of Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) taken from the coastal paths around Newquay, Cornwall
The Shag and the Cormorant look similar the Cormorant has a more chunky head and extensive yellow bill base and gular pouch. The Shag has a thinner neck and bill and a yellow restricted to the gape.
Shag, Newquay Harbour
Shag
Shag
Shag
Shag
Shag
Cormorant
Cormorant
Cormorant
Cormorant spreading wings
Open-mouthed Cormorant this bird is ringed
Shag
Shag
Cormorant with Herring gull on the left
Cormorant
Returning from the sea
Cormorant
Cormorant and Juvenile Herring gull
Cormorant on the rocks and a Herring gull
View from the coastal path
View from the coastal path
Cormorant on rock near the coast
Cormorant