Dear All,
This series of poor video was taken recently at Porthgwarra during a gale. I cant decide if its a young gannet, a cory's shearwater, or a great shearwater?
I struggle like hell with seabird ID (and waders and warblers in fact too)! If there are any seabird experts Id love to hear your thoughts and be ever so grateful. I suspect its a familiarity and practice thing with sea-watching.....and I have neither!
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Tony
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Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
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Richard B