With around 45,000 guillemots (Uria aalge) present during the spring and summer, the Isle of May is an important breeding colony for these large auks. Guillemots, or murres, spend most of their time at sea, only coming ashore to breed. They make no nest, but lay a single egg on the bare rock of cliff faces. Bridled guillemots with a white ring around the eye are a polymorphism that represent about 10% of the population on the Isle.
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1. Guillemot (Uria aalge) portrait. Guillemot (Uria aalge) in the rain, isle of May, Scotland
2. Guillemot (Uria aalge) on a cliff. Guillemot (Uria aalge) sitting on a cliff ledge looking out to sea, Isle of May
3. Guillemots (Uria aalge) on a cliff ledge. Group of guillemots (Uria aalge) on a cliff ledge, Isle of May
4. Guillemots (Uria aalge) in the rain. Guillemots (Uria aalge) in the rain showing bridled and unbridled forms, Isle of May
5. Guillemots (Uria aalge) at dusk. Guillemots (Uria aalge) at dusk, Isle of May, Scotland
6. Bridled guillemot (Uria aalge). Bridled guillemot (Uria aalge) portrait, Isle of May, Scotland
7. Guillemot (Uria aalge). Guillemot (Uria aalge) portrait, Isle of May, Scotland
8. Guillemot (Uria aalge). Guillemot (Uria aalge) eating a fish, Isle of May, Scotland
9. Guillemot (Uria aalge). Guillemot (Uria aalge) portrait, Isle of May, Scotland
10. Guillemots (Uria aalge). Guillemots (Uria aalge), Isle of May, Scotland
11. Guillemot (Uria aalge). Guillemot (Uria aalge) portrait, Isle of May, Scotland
12. Guillemot (Uria aalge) on a cliff. Guillemot (Uria aalge) in the evening sun, Isle of May, Scotland
13. Guillemot (Uria aalge). Guillemot (Uria aalge) stretching its wings, Isle of May, Scotland
14. Pair of guillemots (Uria aalge). Pair of guillemots (Uria aalge) bonding, Isle of May, Scotland
15. Razorbills (Alca torda) and guillemot (Uria aalge). Razorbills (Alca torda) and guillemot (Uria aalge) on a rock
16. Guillemots (Uria aalge). Guillemots (Uria aalge), Isle of May, Scotland
17. Guillemots (Uria aalge) fighting. Guillemots (Uria aalge) fighting, Isle of May, Scotland
18. Guillemots (Uria aalge) fighting. Guillemots (Uria aalge) fighting, Isle of May, Scotland
19. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony, Isle of May, Scotland
20. Guillemot (Uria aalge) cliffs. Guillemot (Uria aalge) cliffs, Isle of May, Scotland
21. Guillemot colony (Uria aalge). Guillemots (Uria aalge) colony, Isle of May, Scotland
22. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony, Isle of May, Scotland
23. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony, Isle of May, Scotland
24. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony. Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony, Isle of May, Scotland
25. Guillemots (Uria aalge). Guillemots (Uria aalge) on a rock, Isle of May, Scotland
26. Guillemots (Uria aalge). Guillemot (Uria aalge) on a cliff, Isle of May, Scotland
27. Guillemots (Uria aalge) and kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Guillemots (Uria aalge) and kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on a cliff, Isle of May, Scotland
28. Guillemots (Uria aalge) and kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Guillemots (Uria aalge) and kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on a cliff, Isle of May, Scotland
29. Guillemots (Uria aalge). Guillemot (Uria aalge) colony, Isle of May, Scotland
