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  1. KenM

    Possible Scopoli’s Shearwaters Fuerteventura?

    FWIW here are some of the originals, challenging is an understatement, when dealing with these Shearwaters, unless you have perfect “classic examples”of both, overlapping and variability within these two “species” does give real cause for concern!😮 That said, if I’ve “read the tea leaves”...
  2. KenM

    Possible Scopoli’s Shearwaters Fuerteventura?

    Hope to be posting “front of” as opposed to “back of” camera later…
  3. KenM

    Possible Scopoli’s Shearwaters Fuerteventura?

    I’m more interested in the one’s you can’t rule out immediately A. I really need some form on post breeding behaviour for both “species,” this I suspect could only come from local birders? On several images, the white shafting to the inner primaries is pretty obvious as is also the “single”...
  4. KenM

    Possible Scopoli’s Shearwaters Fuerteventura?

    During strong winds last week (30-40 knots) I noted circa a dozen Cory’s Shearwaters in the bay at Caleta de Fuste for two days at least. Thinking this was unusual behaviour and fortuitous, giving me life times best views of Cory’s Shearwater. However now looking at the underwing (and after...
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