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Skua sp

Taken on Mystere Pelagic. Not sure what this is, is it a Pom or Long Tailed?

Kirkby_unknown_2.jpg Skua_3_bc.jpg 4~22.jpg
File information
Filename:Skua_3_bc.jpg
Album name:Joe Pell / Discussion Birds
Photographer Name::Joe Pell
Date and Lincs Location::Wash Pelagic - 09/10/11
Camera Type and Info::Canon EOS 7D
Filesize:78 KiB
Date added:Oct 18, 2011
Dimensions:600 x 449 pixels
Displayed:333 times
URL:http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/album/displayimage.php?pid=15793
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gpc   [Oct 18, 2011 at 09:13 PM]
any other photos Joe? from what is here the bill looks quite long and thin with a restricted black tip <15% of bill length; rufous tones to the back and forewings and even upper rump plus the extensive white flash in p10-5 suggest that it is a juvenile Arctic
Alan Ball   [Oct 18, 2011 at 09:30 PM]
Graham's beaten me to it - and shows how tricky skuas are to ID from a single photo - to me the black on the bill seems to be about 25% and I would have had guessed that it was a juvenile Pomerine - but I'll bow to the more experienced sea watchers.
Paul French   [Oct 18, 2011 at 11:08 PM]
I'd agree with Graham. The first step in skua ID (to me anyway) is to rule out Arctic...
Joe Pell   [Oct 19, 2011 at 01:06 AM]
Thanks guys, I do have another photo which shows the underwing, I'm uploading as I type this. I thought Arctic Skua's don't have that blue colouring on their bills? I'm not an expert sea watcher so your guess would be better than mine. Cheers again fellas Smile
Russell Hayes   [Oct 19, 2011 at 10:19 AM]
Joe, the second uploaded picture shows a different bird, which would appear to be a Pomerine Skua. The original picture would appear to be the same bird I had as a Long-tailed Skua, if so then the ID of the pictures I uploaded would need looking at again.
Joe Pell   [Oct 19, 2011 at 06:42 PM]
Hi Russell, the other picture is the next picture in the file series and at first I thought it may have been another bird, so I checked the markings and all the features that can be seen matches in both pictures. After seeing your picture, it made me rethink as if it was a long-tailed or a pomarine skua, tricky little blighters for ID!
Russell Hayes   [Oct 19, 2011 at 07:07 PM]
Joe, check the EXIF and you will see the second picture was taken at 8:45 the first picture at 10:09, therefore it can not be the next in the series, therefore different bird.
Joe Pell   [Oct 19, 2011 at 07:26 PM]
Just checked the EXIF and you're right, they were next to each other in the folder, no idea why though! I've just looked through them and I've found another picture and the EXIF says 10:09.
Russell Hayes   [Oct 19, 2011 at 08:49 PM]
I have re-looked at my uploaded photo and am happy that it is a Juvenile Arctic Skua. Embarrassed
Joe Pell   [Oct 19, 2011 at 10:51 PM]
Ok, Juvenile Arctic Skua it is then, cheers Russ. Not the easiest of birds to ID. Thanks for your time Smile

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