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Jean FRANCOIS

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• Oct 10, 2019

• #1

Can someone confirm or not a Great Skua ?
Thank you.
Jean,
for another person

 

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rollingthunder

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• Oct 11, 2019

• #2

Looks bulky enough for a juv?

Laurie -

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Oct 11, 2019

• #3

Location?

 

rollingthunder

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• Oct 11, 2019

• #4

Looks like Bartley Reservoir - there’s been a juv Bonxie there for nearly 2 weeks now

Photo by Keithr...

Laurie:t:

 

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Jean FRANCOIS

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• Oct 11, 2019

• #5

Nutcracker said:

Location?

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Sorry, it was in the Atlantic Ocean off the Basque Country.
Early October
Jean

 

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Jean FRANCOIS

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• Oct 12, 2019

• #6

Jean FRANCOIS said:

Sorry, it was in the Atlantic Ocean off the Basque Country.
Early October
Jean

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no opinion since?
Jean

 

PYRTLE

Old Berkshire Boy

• Oct 12, 2019

• #7

Impression to me is of a Great Skua based on the body bulk, wing shape and large white wing flashes.

 

Jean FRANCOIS

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• Oct 12, 2019

• #8

Thanks, Pyrtle.
Jean

 

rollingthunder

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• Oct 13, 2019

• #9

I don’t think the location made any difference on the opinion prior to declaring...

Laurie:t:

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Oct 13, 2019

• #10

rollingthunder said:

I don’t think the location made any difference on the opinion prior to declaring...

Laurie:t:

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Might've done, if it had been somewhere in the Southern Oceans :t:

 

rollingthunder

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• Oct 14, 2019

• #11

No - i recognised that bit of water, it had a definate Bay of Basquey look about it:t:

Laurie -