Its mudflats are an important feeding area for thousands of migratory wildfowl and wading birds and a haunt for other wildlife, including grey and common seals.
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Wildlife may be disturbed, a frequent difficulty for species that breed in exposed areas such as ringed plovers, little terns and common seals, but also wintering geese.
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In that same year, Alfred Fell gifted the common seal, containing the college's badge and motto, " Pietas, Probitas et Sapientia " ( Loyalty, honesty and wisdom ).
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The present National Westminster Bank continues to use the portcullis in its common seal ( the official seal kept in accordance with section 40 of the Companies Act ).
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All municipalities can " use a common seal ", defend, maintain, or institute a proceeding in court, and hold, take, purchase, or lease, as lessee, property for municipal purposes.
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The Burgh of Clydebank adopted an unofficial coat of arms in 1892, when it was required to obtain a common seal by the Burgh Police ( Scotland ) Act 1892.
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Some 3, 350 common seals _ 30 percent of the population _ have died in Denmark, while about 4, 000 carcasses have been found along the coasts of neighboring Sweden.
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Once heavier than about 250 g, the fish no longer become prey for birds and many fish, although seals do prey upon them . common seals commonly eat Atlantic salmon.
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The island is a sanctuary for roughly 250 seals _ part of the estimated 10, 000 common seals that live in Kattegat, the Baltic Sea waterway between the two Scandinavian countries.
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The Firth of Tay is outstanding for its extensive sand and mudflats, its population of common seals and for its wintering birds such as oystercatcher, bar-tailed godwit, shelduck and velvet scoter.
