The bird life at Gjesværstappan

Latin (scientific) name - Uria aalge. Family name - Alcidae

Number of eggs - 1 egg.
Hatching time - 32 days.
Age of independence - 15-20 days.
Oldest known age - 32 years.
Length from tip of bill to tail - 38-41 cm

The young bird stays 40 days at sea before it can fly. The Guillemot is built heavy for deep diving and is able to dive 200 m.

Lomvi  Etelänkiisla  Lomvie  Guillemot  Sillgrissla   Guillemot de Troïl  Zeekoet  Uria  Trottellumme  Arao común  Langvía  Nurzyk podbielały

- Birds in Ola's BirdGuide -

Puffin   Guillemot   Razorbill  |  Black Guillemot  |  Red-necked Phalarope  |  Purple Sandpiper  |  Shag  |  Cormorant  |  Arctic Skua  |  White-tailed Eagle  |  Raven  |  Carrion Crow  |  Gannet  |  Fulmar  |  Oystercatcher  |  Arctic Tern  |  Great black-backed Gull  |  Kittiwake Common Gull  |  Herring Gull  |  Eider  |  Goosander  |  Long-tailed Duck  |  Mallard  |  † Great Auk