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European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

It feeds in the sea, and, unlike the Great Cormorant, is rare inland. It will winter along any coast that is well-supplied with fish. It is smaller than the Great Cormorant.

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It feeds in the sea, and, unlike the Great Cormorant, is rare inland. It will winter along any coast that is well-supplied with fish. It is smaller than the Great Cormorant.