Long_Tailed_Tit
New member
UK - Bass Rock - Slightly weird Guillemots?
Hi All,
Long time lurker, but I think this is my first post.
I was fortunate enough to be on a landing trip to the Bass Rock at the weekend organised by the Scottish Seabird Centre (great trip - definitely recommend it).
As well as the numerous (aka thousands of) gannets, there were plenty of other seabirds, including a colony of guillemots. A couple of which slightly threw me though.
Firstly, there's one with yellow beak and feet - which I thought would be a juvenile - but not according to my bird books. Also, there's a character with white patches round his / her very beady eyes.
Presumably these are just variations on the usual guillemot - but if someone could confirm I'd appreciate it!
Cheers,
John
Hi All,
Long time lurker, but I think this is my first post.
I was fortunate enough to be on a landing trip to the Bass Rock at the weekend organised by the Scottish Seabird Centre (great trip - definitely recommend it).
As well as the numerous (aka thousands of) gannets, there were plenty of other seabirds, including a colony of guillemots. A couple of which slightly threw me though.
Firstly, there's one with yellow beak and feet - which I thought would be a juvenile - but not according to my bird books. Also, there's a character with white patches round his / her very beady eyes.
Presumably these are just variations on the usual guillemot - but if someone could confirm I'd appreciate it!
Cheers,
John
Attachments
Last edited: