Birds > Auks & Puffins
OverviewThe Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), affectionately known in Shetland, Orkney, and throughout northern maritime folklore as the ‘Tystie,’ is a charming, medium-sized circumpolar alcid native to the rocky coasts and icy waters of the Arctic and...
Birds > Auks & Puffins
OverviewThe Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia), also celebrated across Europe and the British Isles as Brünnich’s Guillemot, is an abundant, heavy-bodied, high-Arctic alcid that ranks among the most populous and ecologically significant colonial seabirds in the...
