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Coastal moorland.
Nest lined with grass.
Mainly fish, which it sometimes ' robs' from Gulls,Terns
and Gannets.
It will also kill and feed on smaller birds. A common technique is to fly up to a Gannet in mid-air
and grab it by the wing, so that it stalls and falls into
the sea, where the Great Skua physically attacks
it until it surrenders its catch.
Streaked greyish brown, white wing flashes and black cap. Their tail is short
and blunt.
50 - 58 cm.
125 - 140 cm.
April - July.
Usually two spotted olive-brown eggs. |