deborah4
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Steve G said:GND is a fairly common winter species in hebridean waters (& is probably also in Ulster waters). A winter ferry trip to Mull or any of the other islands should yield a good number of sightings including birds in small groups. East coast birders more commonly encounter singelton GNDs.
I have to agree with this Steve. Although my experience of Divers is probably less than many on here in terms of years spent studying them, when the best part of one's learning curve is spent daily (on the west coast) intensly observing an abundance of winter divers, often with all three species together in the field, in poor weather where visibility isn't particularly good, a general jizz of shape/structure, behaviour and plumage pattern tends to emerge and it can help Iding birds without relying on clear and detailed views. Having said that, I still wouldn't call 100% on a 'still' photo image (but 90% here!), as everyone has said, the confusion in that respect is evident.
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