Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Least Concern
A
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Great Cormorant - Nottinghamshire © Darren Chapman
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Great Cormorant - Lancashire © Richard Steel
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Great Cormorant - Nottinghamshire © John Dickenson
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Great Cormorant - Britain © Mike Barth
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Great Cormorant - Ireland © Richard Mills
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Great Cormorant - Caernarfon © Steve Oakes, AEBS Limited
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