Shag sitting on nest, Farne Islands

Staple Island, Farne Islands National Nature Reserve, Northumberland (June 2015)
The boat trip to the Islands was run by Billy Shiel's Boats aboard the MV Glad Tidings which was chartered by FotoBuzz.
Status is Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) / Internet Bird Collection
European Shag / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) / ARKive
Shooting Time 10:49
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 2.8
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200
The boat trip to the Islands was run by Billy Shiel's Boats aboard the MV Glad Tidings which was chartered by FotoBuzz.
Status is Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) / Internet Bird Collection
European Shag / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) / ARKive
Shooting Time 10:49
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 2.8
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200
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