A pair of Black Guillemots sitting on the Marina wall at Ardrossan

Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland (May 2012)

This shot was taken on a trip to Islay led by Mark Hancox.

Click here for an image of a captive Black Guillemot taken at the Alaska Sealife Centre, Seward, Alaska.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) / Wikipedia
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle / Bird Forum
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle / BirdLife International
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology