Shearwater ID Please (1 Viewer)

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snapper

Well-known member

• Sep 28, 2005

• #1

Photo take off the coast of southern Spain last week is this bird a Mediterranean Shearwater. Sorry about the quailty of the shot but I was on a boat with a large swell at sea.

 

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sylvia staffs

Filthy tick hungary Twitcher

• Sep 28, 2005

• #2

Looks like one to me.

Sylvia

 

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Chi-wai

bird brain of barry

• Sep 28, 2005

• #3

Yes, bird is looking good for Mediterranean Shearwater - looking at back colour I would say mauretanicus (not Yelkouan) so Balearic Shearwater it is.

Chi-wai

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Sep 29, 2005

• #4

I'm not sure I could rule out a Sooty on that view, not having the benefit of a size comparison or enough in the pic to judge structure. But if it was a small Shearwater than a Balearic it is.

 

Happisbirder

Always looking, seldom finding...

• Sep 29, 2005

• #5

Hi all,
The bird appears to show some paler feathering around the face/upper breast, a feature I'd not normally expect to see on a Sooty. So my vote is for a 'mauretanicus' Balearic.

James