Cormorant ID (Portugal - 20/03/2025) (1 Viewer)

[Miguel Berkemeier]

Hi!
This birds looked so white and smaller, could it be a different subespecies?
(Trafaria, Portugal)

 

[Jinac]

Could it be a European shag (desmarestii) 1cy ?

 

[Julie50]

If they were in the uk I would say juvenile Great Comorant?

 

[Bewick]

If they were in the uk I would say juvenile Great Comorant?

You are correct, juvenile Great cormorant.

 

[lou salomon]

definitely an immature Great Cormorant but question is if sinensis or maroccanus. Not having experience with ssp. maroccanus, I still think white ear coverts are probably enough to make it a Moroccan Great Cormorant. Anyone with an online identification article for immatures of these subspecies?

 

[ndsutcliffe]

definitely an immature Great Cormorant but question is if sinensis or maroccanus. Not having experience with ssp. maroccanus, I still think white ear coverts are probably enough to make it a Moroccan Great Cormorant. Anyone with an online identification article for immatures of these subspecies?

- and I note that there's been some strong southerly winds/storms in recent days

 

[Miguel Berkemeier]

Thank you all for your feedback!
Does anyone know someone who could confirm this? Someone who has experience with Moroccan cormorants

 

[smiths]

I don't think the immatures are doable...
Whatever such pale birds are, I've seen them as far north as Belgium:

Aalscholver - Phalacrocorax carbo

1 juveniel 2010-08-08 Nieuwpoort - IJzermonding - Reservaat (WV)

waarnemingen.be

Aalscholver - Phalacrocorax carbo

1 eerste zomer, opvliegend 2011-05-15 Nieuwpoort - IJzermonding (WV)

waarnemingen.be