Bird ID - Crete coast (1 Viewer)

[derekg]

I took this photo of one of several of what I think are Cory's Shearwater just north of Aghios Nikolaos on the coast.

Derek

 

[Mark Lew1s]

The amount of white on the underside of the primaries, and the location, would suggest that this is a Scopoli's shearwater.

Scopoli's is the mediterranean form of Cory's.

 

[Valéry Schollaert]

Agreed

 

[JANJ]

Some here:

http://www.rarebirdspain.net/arbsi027.htm

http://www.magikbirds.com/image.asp?title_id=942&show_thumbnails=False

JanJ

 

[ColD]

Again agreed Cory's a couple of images here on our Antikythira island page http://www.freewebs.com/colnsue/apps/photos/photo?photoid=17439992 or here
http://www.cretewww.com/birds/corys.htm

 

[derekg]

Thanks for the confirmation

Derek