juancar dieguez
Well-known member
Hello , i have seen this stercorarius on april 10 , in isla cristina (huelva) Spain , to identify
Thanks
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Stercorarius in south spain (1 Viewer)
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Alexander Stöhr
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Hello Juancar,
first gut feeling is, this is an Arctic Skua. Your bird seems to have a pale blaze at the forehead, a small-head in relation to the body (giving the bird a pear-shaped body).
The appearant poor state of the bird including a slight drooping wing and worn feathers together with my lack of experience makes ageing impossible for me.
But as my gut feeling isnt backed up by enough personal experience (many unidentified ones, many where no one corrected or confirmed my ID in France in times before the digital photography area), better wait for others to comment. Thanks from me too!
first gut feeling is, this is an Arctic Skua. Your bird seems to have a pale blaze at the forehead, a small-head in relation to the body (giving the bird a pear-shaped body).
The appearant poor state of the bird including a slight drooping wing and worn feathers together with my lack of experience makes ageing impossible for me.
But as my gut feeling isnt backed up by enough personal experience (many unidentified ones, many where no one corrected or confirmed my ID in France in times before the digital photography area), better wait for others to comment. Thanks from me too!
