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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at St Helen's (Isles of Scilly)

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Taken: Sun, 08 Jun 2025

St Helen's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Jun 2025

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Loch Ryan (Dumfries and Galloway)

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Taken: Sat, 25 Nov 2023

Loch Ryan (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 03 Dec 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Black Guillemot

Taken: Fri, 24 Nov 2023

Loch Ryan (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 03 Dec 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at South Nesting Bay (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at South Nesting Bay (Shetland)

adult

Taken: Wed, 26 Jul 2023

South Nesting Bay (Shetland)

Uploaded: Tue, 08 Aug 2023

Photo: Tony Davison

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Oban (Argyll and Bute)

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adult

Taken: Thu, 08 Jun 2023

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Thu, 08 Jun 2023

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Thu, 08 Jun 2023

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Holyhead (Anglesey)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Holyhead (Anglesey)

adult

Taken: Thu, 16 Dec 2021

Holyhead (Anglesey)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Dec 2021

One of at least 4 Black Guillemots in the harbour last Thursday. This one showed very well at close range.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Thu, 16 Dec 2021

Holyhead (Anglesey)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Dec 2021

One of at least 4 Black Guillemots in the harbour last Thursday. This one showed very well at close range.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Taken: Thu, 25 Nov 2021

Cley next the Sea (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Nov 2021

Fairly close in at 8.30am

Photo: David Bryant

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Sat, 05 Jun 2021

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Sun, 13 Jun 2021

Several Showed very well around the harbour last Saturday evening.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Sat, 05 Jun 2021

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Sun, 13 Jun 2021

Several showed very well around the harbour last Saturday evening.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Sat, 05 Jun 2021

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Sun, 13 Jun 2021

Several showed very well around the harbour last Saturday evening.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Brixham (Devon)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Brixham (Devon)

Taken: Tue, 29 Dec 2020

Brixham (Devon)

Uploaded: Tue, 29 Dec 2020

Canon

Photo: Steve HOPPER

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Stranraer (Dumfries and Galloway)

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Taken: Wed, 25 Mar 2020

Stranraer (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 05 Apr 2020

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Newlyn (Cornwall)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Newlyn (Cornwall)

Taken: Sat, 21 Dec 2019

Newlyn (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Sat, 21 Dec 2019

Photo: John Swann

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Ardgour (Argyll and Bute)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Ardgour (Argyll and Bute)

adult

Taken: Sun, 05 May 2019

Ardgour (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Wed, 15 May 2019

Several showed well near the ferry terminal.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

Taken: Sun, 23 Dec 2018

Loch Ryan (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 Dec 2018

Photo: Brian Henderson

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Filey (Yorkshire)

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Taken: Mon, 26 Nov 2018

Filey (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 26 Nov 2018

Showing well off Carr Naze this afternoon

Photo: Andy Hood

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Lerwick (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Lerwick (Shetland)

adult

Taken: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Lerwick (Shetland)

Uploaded: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Couldn't resist another pic of this lovely bird.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Lerwick (Shetland)

Uploaded: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Cracking birds!

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

Taken: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Lerwick (Shetland)

Uploaded: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

More than dozen or so birds in the harbour today.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Lerwick (Shetland)

Uploaded: Sat, 22 Sep 2018

Loads seen around the harbour this morning.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Eastbourne (Sussex)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Eastbourne (Sussex)

adult

Taken: Wed, 14 Feb 2018

Eastbourne (Sussex)

Uploaded: Thu, 15 Feb 2018

Sovereign Harbour

Photo: David Stone

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Wed, 14 Feb 2018

Eastbourne (Sussex)

Uploaded: Thu, 15 Feb 2018

Photo: David Stone

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Black Guillemot

Taken: Fri, 22 Dec 2017

Eastbourne (Sussex)

Uploaded: Sun, 24 Dec 2017

Photo: Alex Perry

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Black Guillemot

Taken: Fri, 22 Dec 2017

Eastbourne (Sussex)

Uploaded: Fri, 22 Dec 2017

Photo: Alex Perry

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Troon (Ayrshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Troon (Ayrshire)

adult

Taken: Fri, 17 Feb 2017

Troon (Ayrshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 23 Feb 2017

Photo: Martin Palmer

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Whitehaven (Cumbria)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Whitehaven (Cumbria)

Taken: Wed, 01 Feb 2017

Whitehaven (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Thu, 02 Feb 2017

Quite an interesting bird but presumably just a pale arcticus rather than something more exciting like mandtii :-)

Photo: Tristan Reid

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Black Guillemot

Taken: Wed, 01 Feb 2017

Whitehaven (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Thu, 02 Feb 2017

Quite an interesting bird but presumably just a pale arcticus rather than something more exciting like mandtii :-)

Photo: Tristan Reid

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black Guillemot

Taken: Wed, 01 Feb 2017

Whitehaven (Cumbria)

Uploaded: Thu, 02 Feb 2017

Quite an interesting bird but presumably just a pale arcticus rather than something more exciting like mandtii :-)

Photo: Tristan Reid

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Thu, 16 Jun 2016

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Mon, 20 Jun 2016

Saw at least 9 Black Guillemots present in the harbour last Thursday.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Thu, 16 Jun 2016

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Mon, 20 Jun 2016

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Cullivoe, Yell (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Cullivoe, Yell (Shetland)

Taken: Thu, 08 Oct 2015

Cullivoe, Yell (Shetland)

Uploaded: Sat, 24 Oct 2015

Photo: Brian Moore

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Black Guillemot

Taken: Fri, 02 Oct 2015

Lerwick (Shetland)

Uploaded: Mon, 05 Oct 2015

Photo: John Pringle

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Black Guillemot

adult

Taken: Sat, 27 Jun 2015

Oban (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Tue, 30 Jun 2015

Photo: Christopher Teague

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Yell (Shetland)

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adult

Taken: Wed, 18 Mar 2015

Yell (Shetland)

Uploaded: Fri, 20 Mar 2015

Photo: Tony Davison

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Bangor (Gwynedd)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Bangor (Gwynedd)

adult

Taken: Sun, 01 Mar 2015

Bangor (Gwynedd)

Uploaded: Sun, 15 Mar 2015

Taken from the pier

Photo: Rob Creek

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Padstow (Cornwall)

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Taken: Thu, 30 Oct 2014

Padstow (Cornwall)

Uploaded: Thu, 30 Oct 2014

Camel Estuary, seen from North Quay.

Photo: Joe D'Arcy

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Black Guillemot

Upload a photo of the Black Guillemot at Fair Isle (Shetland)

All the RBA news reports of the Black Guillemot at Fair Isle (Shetland)

Taken: Mon, 13 Oct 2014

Fair Isle (Shetland)

Uploaded: Wed, 29 Oct 2014

North haven

Photo: Paul Lawrence

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