Oiled Pratincole? Kuwait (1 Viewer)

NicoleB

Nature addict

• Apr 16, 2011

• #1

Did this Prat take a deep dip in an oil spill or is it a species I've not yet seen?
I'm afraid, it's the first,.... :/

Thanks & B
Nicole

 

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Parker

Uncomfortably Numb.

• Apr 16, 2011

• #2

Yes certainly an oiled Pratincole species.

 

NicoleB

Nature addict

• Apr 16, 2011

• #3

Thx

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Apr 16, 2011

• #4

Looks to have been affected in the same way as your Ruff from a few weeks back.

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=195522

James

 

NicoleB

Nature addict

• Apr 17, 2011

• #5

Yes, and sadly there were more.
I checked some of the pics and some of the 16 prats had oil, not as bad as this one though.
And yesterday I saw at least one Little Stint (need to check that from the pics) that tried to clean oil off.

Not sure where these guys are migrating from, but somewhere down there is a mess it seems.....