Birds from the book: Die Einsamkeit der Seevögel
Tips to identify these birds.
Information isn't adequate to describe these birds:
Razorbill, Black guillemot, Northern fulmar, Great black-backed gull, Great cormorant, Black-legged kittiwake, Common eider, Parasitic jaeger, Common murre, Thick-billed guillemot
- tail:
- black: Common gull [Winter]
- white: Common gull [Prachtkleid]
Common gull / Sturmmöwe (Larus canus)
![]() Fantasievolle Sturmmöwe Zürichsee, Postkarte vom Teddys Souvenir Shop, Limmatquai, Zürich. 2021-09-11 12:00:00 ![]() Near Badi Auslikon at the Pfäffikersee. 2021-02-05 11:34:30 I thought I had only seen black-headed gulls, but on reviewing my photos, I noticed the yellow bill. Other typical characteristics: it's bigger than the black-headed gull next to it, it doesn't have the Charlie Brown half-ring around the eye, it has less gray and only a few shorter black tail feathers. Pfäffikersee Exposure 0.004 Profile |
Razorbill / Tordalk (Alca torda)
![]() Wikipedia: Razorbill Source: OTHER 1200px-Alca_torda_Caithness%2C_Scotland.jpg ![]() |
Black guillemot / Gryllteiste (Cepphus grylle)
![]() Wikipedia: Black guillemot Source: OTHER Tystie1.jpg ![]() |
Northern fulmar / Eissturmvogel (Fulmarus glacialis)
![]() Wikipedia: Northern fulmar Source: OTHER Fulmarus_glacialis_Cornwall_UK.jpg ![]() |
Great black-backed gull / Mantelmöwe (Larus marinus)
Great black-backed gull (Mantelmöwe), Islay near Bridgend. 2023-08-11 09:31:48 Islay Exposure 1/2000 Profile |
Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cormorant Brissago. 2020-10-20 17:46:43 Brissago Exposure 1/1000 Cormorant 2021-01-26 15:56:30 Cormorants' feathers lack the waterproofing that ducks have, so you often see them drying their wings on a convenient perch. Pfäffikersee Exposure 1/200 Profile |
Black-legged kittiwake / Dreizehenmöwe (Rissa tridactyla)
![]() Wikipedia: Black-legged kittiwake Source: OTHER 1200px-Rissa_tridactyla_%28Vard%C3%B8%2C_2012%29.jpg ![]() |
Common eider / Eiderente (Somateria mollissima)
Eiderente. 2023-10-13 12:38:44 New England Exposure 0.001 Eiderente Männchen am Zürichsee bei Rapperswil. 2022-11-06 14:14:32 Rapperswil Exposure 0.001 Drei Eiderenten, eins davon weiblich, bei Rapperswil. 2021-02-12 13:32:58 Rapperswil Exposure 1/1000 Profile |
Parasitic jaeger / Schmarotzerraubmöwe (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Arctic Skua, defending its nest. 2015-06-10 14:32:52 Iceland Exposure 0.001 Profile |
Common murre / Trottellumme (Uria aalge)
![]() Wikipedia: Common murre Source: OTHER 1200px-Guillemots_on_Bear_Island_Svalbard_Arctic_%2819659642914%29.jpg ![]() |
Thick-billed guillemot / Dickschnabellumme (Uria lomvia)
![]() Wikipedia: Thick-billed guillemot Source: OTHER Uria_lomvia1.jpg ![]() |