{"id":24360,"date":"2012-10-29T20:40:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:12:58","slug":"shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/","title":{"rendered":"Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Shag or Common Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred to as simply the Shag.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet:\u00a0European Shag\u00a0<i>Phalacrocorax\u00a0aristotelis<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-131-24360\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8447\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag_3000.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag_3000.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8446\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag_0.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag_0.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-816\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-9.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (09)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (09)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-815\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-8.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (08)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (08)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-814\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-4.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (04)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (04)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-813\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-3.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (03)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (03)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-812\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-20.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-20.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-811\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-2.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (02)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (02)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-810\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-19.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-19.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-809\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-18.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-18.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-808\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-17.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-17.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-807\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-16.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-806\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-14.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-805\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-13.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-804\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-12.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-803\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-11.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-802\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-10.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-801\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-1.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (01)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) (01)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-800\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/juvenile-shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-15.jpg\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) at Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Juvenile Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis\/thumbs\/thumbs_juvenile-shag-phalacrocorax-aristotelis-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Juvenile Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Shag or Common Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred to as simply the Shag. 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