Guillemot

Name: Guillemot

Scientific name: Uria aalge

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 60

What are nature stars?

About: A medium-sized seabird, about 45cm long. Guillemots are chocolate brown above and white below. In the winter they have white faces. Guillemots nest on ledges on cliffs, in tightly packed colonies. They feed on fish. On land, Guillemots stand upright, with

How to identify: Guillemots can be told from Razorbills by being brown rather than black above and having a longer, narrow, all dark bill. Guillemots nest on the narrow ledges on cliffs, while Razorbills nest lower down where it gets more rocky.

Where: Nests on coastal cliffs. Can be seen around most of our coasts during migration.

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 70
• Agility: 50
• Rarity: 30
• Cute factor: 40
• Traveller: 60

Fantastic fact: Guillemot eggs are very narrow and pointed at one end, to stop them rolling off the cliff ledges!

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc