A bit small for a Cormorant.

Out for a walk on Tuesday and saw this little fella, I'm not sure if it is a Cormorant as it seemed so small, could it be a Shag? He was not shy and I could get unusually close, luckily as taken with the KP and DFA 28-105 ED DC WR with a CPL.

1/40th second, f11, 105mm, ISO 200;



1/125th sec, f7.1

Juvenile shag? My bird book says they have brown upperparts and buffish-brown underparts with a noticeable pale throat, crown peaks on the forehead (Cormorant peaks at the rear).

Steve

I am thinking shag too.... are they not related?

I'm going for a Shag. It may be incorrect but I fancy it.

That 28-105 is such a crackingly good lens isn't it? Excellent images.

Thank you Urbanmeister, yes it continues to show really good results better than expected.

According to Google, a European Shag.