Cormorants

Cormorants are amazing at diving, they can hold their breath for up to 15 minutes and plunge down to depths of 20-30 feet below the surface. Cormorants are usually spotted perched on islands out at sea scoping out the area for their dinner.
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Cormorants have this primitive appearance with a long neck almost looking reptilian and can often be seen standing with their wings spread, which helps them dry off after hunting. Cormorants are described as greedy by some especially here in the UK as we have the highest concentrated wintering numbers. The Cormorant can also be seen in lagoons, estuaries, reservoirs, lakes and gravel pits as numbers increase. These birds are more prolific in winter as they gear up for the breeding season in mid-to-late February and lay between 2-4 eggs which both parents take turns to incubate for around a month.