Diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis during the non-breeding season at a roost within a tidal channel

Natalie Isaksson; Shaun Fraser; Jonathan D.R. Houghton; Benjamin J. Williamson; Jared Wilson; Elizabeth A. Masden

doi:10.1080/00063657.2024.2311080

Diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis during the non-breeding season at a roost within a tidal channel

Natalie Isaksson^*
, Shaun Fraser
, Jonathan D.R. Houghton
, Benjamin J. Williamson
, Jared Wilson
, Elizabeth A. Masden

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Biological Sciences

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The diet of the European Shag Gulosus aristotelis was assessed at one of their most northerly roosts in the UK; Bluemull Sound, Shetland. One pellet and 40 faecal samples were collected during the non-breeding season. The most frequent prey was Velvet Swimming Crab Necora puber, while the highest number of otoliths were from Saithe Pollachius virens and estimated mean (±sd) fish length was 143.9 ± 66.9 mm (range 81.4–223.6 mm).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-107
Number of pages	5
Journal	Bird Study
Volume	71
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2024.2311080
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2024

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