Great Skua from Shetland seen in Newfoundland, Canada (1 Viewer)

[birdmeister]

Hello all,

Thought the British folks on this forum might appreciate a North American band recovery from Shetland.

I noticed an eBird checklist from 14 August off the coast of Newfoundland. The pictured Great Skua had a readable band! According to the observer, the bird was banded on Fair Isle, Shetland. I would have liked a bit more info (especially date), but still an interesting find. The checklist has some other fine pelagic photos, too.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S72434750

 

[Nutcracker]

They may not have the ringing date yet, if the ring was checked against the CR database which identifies projects (here: white, four digit alphanumeric code), but not individual ring numbers :t:

 

[MKinHK]

There's also an amazing shot of a Great Shearwater with the largest photobomber of all time behind it!

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Further information:
https://twitter.com/FI_Obs/status/1295278422818795520?s=20