2010

J5082 : Black guillemot, Bangor

taken 14 years ago, near to Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Black guillemot, Bangor
Black guillemot, Bangor
Black guillemot poking out of a nesting hole on the Eisenhower Pier, Bangor.
Black guillemots, Bangor

Black guillemots thrive in and around Bangor harbour and have been nesting here since at least 1911. During the reconstruction of the harbour in the 1970s and 1980s local people campaigned to ensure that nesting holes were maintained in the new pier and marina and that no birds were harmed during the building work. They are usually seen from early March to mid summer, laying 1 or 2 eggs in mid May. The birds are very friendly and usually allow humans to get within a few feet of them on the pier wall.


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Category: Birds > Birds
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Eisenhower Pier [458] · Long Hole [236] Title Clusters: · Black guillemot, Bangor [13] ·
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Photographer
Rossographer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 July, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 July, 2010
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 505 822 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:39.9527N 5:40.0909W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 504 822
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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