Birds of Ireland: Cormorant

Both male and female cormorants look similar — with a strong, grey, hook-tipped beak and a thick snake-like neck

A cormorant splashing about near Crosshaven, County Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Cormorant [Broigheall | Phalacrocorax carbo]

A cormorant is around 80-95 centimetres long with a wingspan of 125-`145 centimetres. They are a common breeding species found here all year around at sea, on coasts, estuaries and on wetlands.