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Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Motherwell (Clyde)

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first-winter

Taken: Sat, 31 Jan 2026

Motherwell (Clyde)

Uploaded: Fri, 20 Feb 2026

Flying off upriver from a Motherwell pool - only my 2nd patch record in aprox 26 years of birding!

Photo: Davie Abraham

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Sat, 31 Jan 2026

Motherwell (Clyde)

Uploaded: Fri, 20 Feb 2026

On a Motherwell pool - only my second patch record in aprox 26 years of birding!

Photo: Davie Abraham

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Sat, 31 Jan 2026

Motherwell (Clyde)

Uploaded: Fri, 20 Feb 2026

On a Motherwell pool - only my second patch record!

Photo: Davie Abraham

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Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

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juvenile

Taken: Sun, 22 Sep 2024

West Kirby (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Photo: Pierre Montieth

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Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

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Taken: Sat, 07 Sep 2024

St Mary's (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Sat, 07 Sep 2024

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Island of Mull (Argyll and Bute)

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Taken: Wed, 22 May 2024

Island of Mull (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Wed, 22 May 2024

Photo: Willie Carlyle

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Shag

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

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juvenile

Taken: Fri, 24 Nov 2023

Loch Ryan (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 03 Dec 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Shag

adult

Taken: Mon, 30 Oct 2023

Loch Ryan (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 03 Dec 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Covenham Reservoir (Lincolnshire)

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juvenile

Taken: Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Covenham Reservoir (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Nov 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Shag

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Covenham Reservoir (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Nov 2023

Photo: Glyn Sellors

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Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Branston (Staffordshire)

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first-winter

Taken: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

On Branston Water Park.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

On Branston Water Park.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

On Branston Water Park.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 13 Nov 2023

On Branston Water Park.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 31 Oct 2023

On the South Pit at Branston Gravel Pits.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 31 Oct 2023

On the South Pit at Branston Gravel Pits.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

first-winter

Taken: Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 31 Oct 2023

On the South Pit at Branston Gravel Pits.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Southfield Reservoir (Yorkshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Shag at Southfield Reservoir (Yorkshire)

juvenile

Taken: Sat, 28 Oct 2023

Southfield Reservoir (Yorkshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 28 Oct 2023

First twitchable one in the district for 18 years. Phoneskoped iPhone 8+ Swarovski AX85

Photo: Richard Collis

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Thu, 26 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 26 Oct 2023

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Thu, 26 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 26 Oct 2023

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Tue, 24 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 24 Oct 2023

On Branston Water Park.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

On Branston Water Park. Flew North at 17.40.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

On Branston Water Park. Flew North at 17.40.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

first-winter

Taken: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Branston (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Mon, 23 Oct 2023

On Branston Water Park. Flew North at 17.40.

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Chasewater (Staffordshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Shag at Chasewater (Staffordshire)

second-winter

Taken: Thu, 05 Oct 2023

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Oct 2023

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

second-winter

Taken: Thu, 05 Oct 2023

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 05 Oct 2023

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

All the RBA news reports of the Shag at Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

juvenile

Taken: Fri, 15 Sep 2023

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve (Kent)

Uploaded: Sat, 16 Sep 2023

A patch rarity and only the second I've ever seen here!

Photo: Murray Wright

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

first-winter

Taken: Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

juvenile

Taken: Thu, 26 Jan 2023

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 26 Jan 2023

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Lowestoft (Suffolk)

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Taken: Wed, 25 Jan 2023

Lowestoft (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Wed, 25 Jan 2023

In the Harbour, south of Ness Point

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Shag

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

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Shag

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

juvenile

Taken: Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Photo: Jonathan Woodcock

Photographer's	RBA gallery

Shag

Taken: Mon, 28 Nov 2022

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Dec 2022

Photo: Gaz Robinson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Shag

Taken: Mon, 28 Nov 2022

Chasewater (Staffordshire)

Uploaded: Sun, 04 Dec 2022

Photo: Gaz Robinson

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk)

All the RBA news reports of the Shag at Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk)

Taken: Thu, 06 Jan 2022

Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 06 Jan 2022

Reappeared at around 11.00am. (Also Mandarin, 4 Goldeneye & Pochard)

Photo: David Bryant

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog

Shag

Taken: Tue, 04 Jan 2022

Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Tue, 04 Jan 2022

Photo: John Pinnegar

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Shag

Upload a photo of the Shag at Pitsford Reservoir (Northamptonshire)

All the RBA news reports of the Shag at Pitsford Reservoir (Northamptonshire)

juvenile

Taken: Sat, 18 Dec 2021

Pitsford Reservoir (Northamptonshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 18 Dec 2021

near sailing club

Photo: Leslie Fox

Photographer's	RBA gallery website/blog



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