Razorbill
Latin: Alca torda (Linné 1758)
Svenska: Tordmule
Deutsch: Tordalk
Uppland’s 'penguin'
There are no penguins in the Northern Hemisphere. Instead there are auks, like the razorbill and the black guillemot. However, auks can fly, whereas penguins cannot. Razorbills mostly eat European sprat, but they will also eat sticklebacks.
Razorbills are found on a few islands in the outer regions of the archipelago. They migrate to the southern Baltic Sea, Öregrund, and the Belts (Danish straits) between the end of July and October, returning between February and April.
Photo: Kersti Östman ©
Latest sightings of razorbills in Uppland
NatureGate on the razorbill