6.8 - Wildlife
Razorbill
Razorbill - "Alca Torda" - on cliffs above North Haven - Skomer Island
An Auk with a distinctive thick black beak which is deep and blunt / Birds only come to shore to breed , and winter in the northern Atlantic / Nests on sheltered cliff ledges or cavities .
1 oval shaped egg , May - June / 35 days incubation / 18 days fledging / winters at sea , well offshore / visiting breeding sites on calm days / Feeds on Fish, especially sandeels, sprats and herrings / diving from the surface to catch fish .
Typical lifespan - 13years .
An Auk with a distinctive thick black beak which is deep and blunt / Birds only come to shore to breed , and winter in the northern Atlantic / Nests on sheltered cliff ledges or cavities .
1 oval shaped egg , May - June / 35 days incubation / 18 days fledging / winters at sea , well offshore / visiting breeding sites on calm days / Feeds on Fish, especially sandeels, sprats and herrings / diving from the surface to catch fish .
Typical lifespan - 13years .
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