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Albatross possible sighting Uk ?? (1 Viewer)
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Simon Wates
Well-known member
Yes, Jane did a really nice job on that (again)!
phil baber
Clipped Wing
Nice work Jane!:t:
shifty_steve
Member
'Albert' the gull......
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this post. Its been a roller coaster and I have learnt SO much about Gulls, gannets & of course Albertross, did you know there are around 21 types of Albertross.
I have called the bird "Albert" and hope this name covers both male & female.
So, thanks to Jane Turner it seems to have been concluded that Albertross have a unique hand to arm ratio as shown by Jane using her incredible illustration. Thanks for so much effort:t:
Im very glad i posted this after a recomendation from another user on a different sight, so big thanks to that person:t:
Interestingly I passed on some photos to one or two proffesional organisations, one of which has formaly named the bird as "a Gannet in its 3rd year of moult" a good handful of people outside of this discussion also agree with Gannet...
Good wishes to all and thanks for your kindness, it would have been easy to ridicule this newcomer
& good wishes to that bird where ever it is not knowing so many people have been looking at it trying to decide this way or that.
Thanks to all
Cheers
Steve |;|
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this post. Its been a roller coaster and I have learnt SO much about Gulls, gannets & of course Albertross, did you know there are around 21 types of Albertross.
I have called the bird "Albert" and hope this name covers both male & female.
So, thanks to Jane Turner it seems to have been concluded that Albertross have a unique hand to arm ratio as shown by Jane using her incredible illustration. Thanks for so much effort:t:
Im very glad i posted this after a recomendation from another user on a different sight, so big thanks to that person:t:
Interestingly I passed on some photos to one or two proffesional organisations, one of which has formaly named the bird as "a Gannet in its 3rd year of moult" a good handful of people outside of this discussion also agree with Gannet...
Good wishes to all and thanks for your kindness, it would have been easy to ridicule this newcomer
& good wishes to that bird where ever it is not knowing so many people have been looking at it trying to decide this way or that.
Thanks to all
Cheers
Steve |;|
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Which organisation called it a third-year Gannet then ?
They should use Jane as a consultant.
Steve
They should use Jane as a consultant.
Steve
shifty_steve
Member
Albatross sanctuary based at Tristan Da Cunha, they emailed me with interest regarding the photos and think it is one of there's..
A Yellow nose Albatross, different wing - arm & hand ratios than the white tail example used above.
With more recent sightings in the Uk I am more convinced this was indeed an Albatross flying over Cumbria towards the East coast maybe.
Great to see more UK Albatross sightings being reported these days.
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A Yellow nose Albatross, different wing - arm & hand ratios than the white tail example used above.
With more recent sightings in the Uk I am more convinced this was indeed an Albatross flying over Cumbria towards the East coast maybe.
Great to see more UK Albatross sightings being reported these days.
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