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SEABIRDS
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By <name key="Adam Attwood">.
September 1996.
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CONTENTS
Introduction ......................................................................
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The Puffin .........................................................................
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The Shag ..........................................................................
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The <reg>Guillemot</reg> ...............................................
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The <sic>Razor Bill</sic>..................................................
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The Gannet .......................................................................
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The Cormorant .................................................................
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The <reg>Bartailed</reg> Godwit ...................................
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The <sic>Turn stone</sic> ...................... .........................
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The Oyster Catcher ...........................................................
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The <sic>Ring</sic> Plover................................................
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Bibliography ......................................................................
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INTRODUCTION
On my holiday I went camping at Osmington Mills Holidays at Weymouth
in Dorset. I went to Brownsea Island and saw the Black-headed
and Common gulls and a Cormorant. In this project I will talk
about the birds of the British coast line.
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THE PUFFIN
The Puffin lives on rocky islands and makes nests out of rabbit
burrows in cliffs. It has a weight of between 350 - 450 grammes
and a length of 30 centimetres. The Puffin's bill is triangular
and coloured red, yellow, blue and grey and it can hold up to
ten fish at once with a hook inside its bill.
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A puffin
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THE SHAG
Shags live on rocky north and west coasts of Britain inshore near
water, on cliff ledges they make nests. It has a weight of 1.5-2.2
kilograms and a length of 75 centimetres. It swims and dives
with ease in to rough seas and eats mostly fish and is restricted
to the sea for food. This slender bird is coloured green with
a yellow chin, it lays 2-4 eggs, <reg>its</reg> young
are brown.
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The Shag
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THE GUILLEMOT
Guillemots live on sheer cliffs on horizontal ledges near the
open sea or <sic>off shore</sic> waters. <reg>Its</reg>
weight is 900-1100 grammes and length is 41 centimetres. In summer
it is chocolate brown with a black bill, one egg is laid late
May and is incubated for 28-36 days, the chick leaves 15-20 days
after.
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The Guillemot
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THE RAZORBILL
The Razorbill lives on rocky and <sic>cliff born</sic>
shores near the sea in broken boulders. It has a length of 40
centimetres and a weight of 550 - 750 grammes. Blacker than a
Guillemot with a black and white marked bill it lays one egg which
is incubated for 33 - 36 days. The chick leaves after 18 days.
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THE GANNET
The Gannet lives on the ground or on cliff ledges near the sea.
It has a weight of 2.5 - 3.5 kilograms and a length of 90 centimetres.
The Gannet is white with black wing tips and a yellow head; it
eats fish. One egg is laid and incubated for 43 - 45 days.
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Gannet
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THE CORMORANT
The Cormorant lives near coastal waters in sandy banks and cliffs.
It eats fish and has a length of 90 centimetres and a weight
of 2 - 2.8 kilograms. They have a hooked bill and lay 3-4 <sic>egg</sic>
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cormorant
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THE BARTAILED GODWIT
The Bartailed Godwit nests in muddy and sandy coasts. They eat
worms and are 27 centimetres long and have a weight of 250 - 350
grammes. They lay 4 eggs.
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Bar tailed Godwit
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<sic>TURN STONES</sic>
<sic>Turn stones</sic> live on <sic>weedy tides</sic>
and open ground, they look for molluscs in snecks under stones.
They are dark on top, light below with black and white marks
and are 80 - 140 grammes in weight and 22 centimetres long. They
lay four eggs.
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<sic>Turn stone</sic>
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OYSTER CATCHER
The Oyster catcher lives at the sides of rivers and is black and
white with an orange bill and pink legs. It is 455 - 550 grammes
in weight and 43 centimetres long. It eats worms and lays one
egg.
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Oyster <reg>catcher</reg>
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<sic>RING</sic> PLOVER
The <sic>Ring</sic> Plover lives on muddy shores,
its body is brown and white, its face is black and it has a white
collar around its neck, it has orange legs and an orange bill.
It is 18 centimetres long and 50 -90 grammes in weight. Four
eggs are laid and incubated for 27 - 28 days
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Ringed Plover
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Rob Hume | 1996 | Observers Birds |
| Pub.Penguin. | ||
| Angela Royston | 1995 | Birds |
| Pub.Dragon's World Ltd. | ||
| Anthony Wharton | 1987 | Sea Birds |
| Pub. Wayland Ltd. |
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