Black Guillemot

Name: Black Guillemot

Scientific name: Cepphus grylle

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 80

What are nature stars?

About: A small seabird, about 36cm long. In the summer, Black Guillemots are black all over, with a large white oval patch on each wing. In the winter they turn white, with black barring on their backs and black wings with the white patch. They have bright red l

How to identify: Unmistakeable.

Where: Nests on cliffs and rocky islands at scattered locations around the coast of Scotland.

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 70
• Agility: 50
• Rarity: 50
• Cute factor: 40
• Traveller: 60

Fantastic fact: Also known as the Tystie, the Shetland name.

Photograph credit: Ómar Runólfsson