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Bonxie
joe cockram

Bonxie (Stercorarius skua)

Location
Atlantic Ocean, not too far from Scilly
Date taken
July 2005
Scientific name
Stercorarius skua
Equipment used
Canon 300D Sigma 170-500mm
a.dancy
Good shot ..certainly better than the bonxie I got from the Liverpool Ferry last year
 
IanF
Great shooting. I wish I could get a shot as good as this. On a pelagic or just a boat trip?
 
joe cockram
this was from a pelagic, about 6 miles west of Scilly. Bonxies are seen on most trips as they come in to harass the feeding gulls, but most dont come as close as this one did
 

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