Shearwater Croatia (1 Viewer)

[Steve.Jonesy]

Mixed Shearwaters off Ingram south of Split today
Could this be a Yelkouan?
Also
Photos other mixed shots not sure what do you think? sooty and Manx plus Balearic?
If pics aren’t good enough off back of camera I will repost when home but couldn’t wait lol
Many thanks

 

[Val35]

I think they are all Yelkouan (including a partially leucistic one ?).

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Wow great thanks
I took lots of pics as there were many birds in a frenzy of feeding with YL gulls. Can’t remember the name for that kind of feeding frenzy
Is this a Sooty?
Many thanks

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Anything other than Yelkouan (the medium sized ones you have photographed) and Cory’s Shearwater, (which is larger, with a greyish head & yellowish bill, amongst other things) would be extremely rare off the Croatian coast.

 

[Steve.Jonesy]

Ahh I see thank you 👍

 

[Val35]

Wow great thanks
I took lots of pics as there were many birds in a frenzy of feeding with YL gulls. Can’t remember the name for that kind of feeding frenzy
Is this a Sooty?
Many thanks

No, Yelkouan too I think, it's just because we can't see the pale underparts from this angle

 

[Gladiator96]

Anything other than Yelkouan (the medium sized ones you have photographed) and Cory’s Shearwater, (which is larger, with a greyish head & yellowish bill, amongst other things) would be extremely rare off the Croatian coast.

Not to be pedantic but Scopoli's Shearwater rather than Cory's would be the default