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  1. Jane Turner

    Albatross possible sighting Uk ??

    Ta - here they all are side by side scaled to arm length. The Albert might show a slightly shorter hand than reality since the arm is closer to a plane perpendicular to the body than the hand,which is usually angled down slightly.
  2. Jane Turner

    Albatross possible sighting Uk ??

    Finally I've done an Albert. I chose a white-tailed one. The arm is much longer than the hand (even more so than gannet) So regrettably I have to conclude that the mystery bird is a large gull, probably in active secondary and tail moult and it is the very front heavy appearance of the bird...
  3. Jane Turner

    Albatross possible sighting Uk ??

    I struggled to find a GBBG in the same orientation - so have made do with a Herring Gull. Hand to arm and wing to body ratios are the same as the Cumbrian bird,just the body isn't as front heavy. GBBGs are of course more up front than Herring Gulls
  4. Jane Turner

    Albatross possible sighting Uk ??

    Gannet has a near symmetrical body shape (as reported in any field guide). However if the tail was in moult (which it would need to be in order to be that shape) the ratio could be closer to the Cumbrian bird. The body is too long wrt to the wings (body=one wing) though again if the tail was...
  5. Jane Turner

    Albatross possible sighting Uk ??

    I've also been avoiding it. My gut reaction too was Gannet - but I can see a fair few problems with such a diagnosis. Is there a mollyhawk with a white tail - I can't think of one but that means nothing since I can only picture two of them just now? Could a big gull look like this. I don't...
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