2018

NM2742 : Nesting shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on Lunga

taken 6 years ago, near to Sgeir a' Chaisteil [other Features], Argyll And Bute, Great Britain

Nesting shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on Lunga
Nesting shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on Lunga
A shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) seen on its nest in a cleft of the rocks beside the path that leads from the north of the island to Harp Rock.
Lunga (Treshnish Isles) :: NM2842

Not to be confused with Lunga in the Firth of Lorn.
Lunga is the largest of the Treshnish isles which from NE to SW comprise Cairn na Burgh Beag & More, Fladda, a whole cluster of skerries around Sgeir an Eirionnaich, Lunga and finally Bac Ṃr & Beag.
Lunga is home to thousands of seabirds, particularly guillemots and razorbills - and most famously puffins.
From my research of Scottish censuses, I believe that Lunga was abandoned in the mid C19th, as on the 1841 census 11 people are named as living on Lunga, of which seven had the surname Munro. By the 1861 census however I can find no-one with an address on the island.
The remains of former blackhouses can be found at the northern end of the island on the lowest slopes of Cruachan.
Statistics:
Area: 81ha (200 acres or ⅜ mile²)
Population: 0 (Abandoned mid C19th)
Highest Point: Cruachan 103m (338')


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Geographical Context: Coastal Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Islands Place: Treshnish Islands Lunga Bird: Cormorant Primary Subject: Bird
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Shag [4] · Path [3] ·
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 2 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 278 421 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:29.5401N 6:25.3805W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NM 278 421
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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