Bird Sighting

- Date
- 01/01/2023
- Location
- Elton Hall Flash
- Recording area
- Central area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7246 5957
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7246 5957 53.13262, -2.41300 Open in OpenStreetMap
Cormorant in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 01/01/2021
- Last recorded
- 01/01/2026
- Places
- Elton Hall Flash
Other recent records
About the Cormorant
The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), also known as just cormorant in Britain, as black shag or kawau in New Zealand, formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in much of the Old World, Australasia, and the Atlantic coast of North America.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 140 cm
- Weight
- 2–2.4 kg

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