Possible Scopolis shearwater, Isles of Scilly pelagic, 20th August 2023 (1 Viewer)

[Evan Atkinson]

Hi all, a friend of mine was out in Scilly waters on Monday twitching the Red Footed Booby and whilst there he saw and photographed a shearwater which me and a few other people think is a Scopolis Shearwater. Given the rather unprecedented influx that had been going on prior, I think there’s a fair chance this could be one. What makes me think this is mostly the white that “bleeds” into the primaries. The photos are straight from the camera and nothing has been adjusted. What does everyone else think?


Many thanks

Evan

 

[maplekong]

Hi, brilliant photos by the way, I think it could well be, but since I'm not the most experienced and I understand cory's are very similar, I'll post to move it further up in the new post section and someone with more knowledge than me will help you there.

 

[Prestdj]

I think yes

 

[THE_FERN]

Not a species I've seen, but my immediate impression was Scopoli's: extent of white and thinness of bill