Sinensis ssp. cormorant? Co. Durham UK 2/3/20 (1 Viewer)

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LowellMills

Is this your Sanderling?

• Mar 2, 2020

• #1

Hoping this is my first P. carbo sinensis in Britain.

I've not seen one so white-headed but I'm not familiar with gular angle to look for. Cheers!

 

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BobbitWorm45

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• Mar 2, 2020

• #2

Difficult to tell from these pics. sinensis has a less sharp angle than carbo carbo

 

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SteveClifton

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• Mar 2, 2020

• #3

BobbitWorm45 said:

Difficult to tell from these pics. sinensis has a less sharp angle than carbo carbo

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Agree, and I wouldn't assume that lots of white on the head is necessarily a sign of sinensis.

Many older P c carbo will also develop lots of white here.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Mar 2, 2020

• #4

Yep, in Cormorants, just like in Humans, white on the head is a sign of age, nothing else :-O

 

Mark Lew1s

My real name is Mark Lewis

• Mar 2, 2020

• #5

Even though the pics aren’t great you can still see it’s a hefty gular angle and therefore most likely a sinensis

 

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LowellMills

Is this your Sanderling?

• Mar 3, 2020

• #6

Thanks all and sorry for poor record shots. It was a fair distance away in working docks and, worse, it still knew it was being watched.

 

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Mike Earp

UK Birder

• Mar 3, 2020

• #7

BobbitWorm45 said:

Difficult to tell from these pics. sinensis has a less sharp angle than carbo carbo

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This link might be even more helpful.

 

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BobbitWorm45

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• Mar 3, 2020

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Thanks for the link, very good.