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==Behaviour==
[[File:Phalacrocorax carbo MWNH 0534.JPG|left|thumb|Egg, Collection [[Museum Wiesbaden]]]]
[[File:Great Cormorant 0010 - swallowing eel - East Potomac Park - 2013-08-25.jpg|thumb|Cormorant swallowing a just caught eel]]
The great cormorant breeds mainly on coasts, nesting on cliffs or in trees (which are eventually killed by the droppings), but also increasingly inland. Three or four [[bird egg|eggs]] are laid in a nest of [[seaweed]] or twigs.

The great cormorant can dive to considerable depths, but often feeds in shallow water. It frequently brings prey to the surface. A wide variety of fish are taken: cormorants are often noticed eating [[eel]]s, but this may reflect the considerable time taken to subdue an eel and position it for swallowing, rather than any dominance of eels in the diet. In [[United Kingdom|British]] waters, dive times of 20–30 seconds are common, with a recovery time on the surface around a third of the dive time.