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guillemot

any northern oceanic diving bird of the genera Uria and Cepphus, having a black-and-white plumage and long narrow bill: family Alcidae (auks, etc.), order Charadriiformes
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However a more modern theory is that the egg's shape strengthens the egg, so there is less chance of it breaking if the parent guillemot is hit by a neighbouring guillemot landing on the ledge in windy weather.
Prince Harry asks a |question after watching the premiere screening of 'Guillemot'
2 Mull of Galloway There has been a 38 per cent decline in guillemots present since 2009.
The only problem was they had a little stretch of rocky beach to clear before they could splashdown and start the process of becoming adult guillemots with the chance of appearing in Frozen Planet 2: The Meltdown, if the way-past-pensionable Attenborough is still around to make it.
Common guillemot cohorts may show considerable variation in juvenile survival rates (Harris et al.
Davies, currently third, was yesterday just 1,700 nautical miles from the finish in Les Sables d'Olonnes in France, with Guillemot a further 250 miles back.
Guillemot said some of its projects in the region are being pushed back or re-evaluated, but these setbacks are temporary and can be expected in the changing environment.
and there is more investment in heavy industry in the region like aluminium, and oil and gas obviously, and this represents an opportunity for us," said Guillemot.
Mots cles: aires d'hivernage, taux de recapture, migration, guillemot marmette (marmette commune).
Jean Claude Desenclos * and Didier Guillemot ([dagger]), on behalf of the conference speakers
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