Birds of Ireland: Shag

A shag's breeding plumage features distinctive forward-curling dark crown tufts and they have all-dark iridescent plumage with a thin yellow patch below the eye
Birds of Ireland: Shag

Pair of shags on Inisheer pier, County Galway, Picture: Dan MacCarthy

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 - 16:55
Jim Wilson and Mark Carmody

Shag [Seaga | Phalacrocorax aristotelis]

A shag is about 65-80 centimetres long with a wingspan of 90-105 centimetres.

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