Common Murre
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Common Murre

Uria aalge

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cairngorms National Park
1 Verified records at Cairngorms National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk, one of several species called murre or guillemot. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands. Common murres are fast in direct flight but are not very agile. They are highly mobile underwater using their wings to 'fly' through the water column, where they typically dive to depths of 30–60 m (100–195 ft). Depths of up to 180 m (590 ft) have been recorded. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

Black Guillemot
LC

Black Guillemot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cepphus grylle

Insufficient data
Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fratercula arctica

Insufficient data
Razorbill
LC

Razorbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alca torda

Insufficient data
Dovekie
LC

Dovekie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alle alle

Insufficient data
European Oystercatcher
NT

European Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus ostralegus

30–40% · Possible
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

30–40% · Possible
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

30–40% · Possible
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

20–30% · Possible
Eurasian Curlew
NT

Eurasian Curlew

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius arquata

20–30% · Possible
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

20–30% · Possible
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

10–20% · With luck
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Murre at Cairngorms National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
8 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
10 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
15 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
16 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
17 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
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