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SEA BIRDS and SIMILAR – 25 species [v18.12, 93 additions]
This is one of 14 galleries into which photos of specific birds may be lodged. In alphabetical order they are: 1-‘Ciconiiformes’ (large waders etc.); 2-‘Corvids, Starlings, Doves, Pigeons’; 3-‘Finches, Buntings, plus’; 4-‘Gulls and Terns’; 5-‘Larks, Thrushes, Woodpeckers’; 6-‘Odds, medium to large’; 7-‘Odds, small to medium’; 8-‘Pipits, Wagtails, Hirundines, Swifts’; 9-‘Raptors including Owls and Vultures’; 10-‘Sea Birds and similar‘; 11-‘Tits, Warblers, and similar’; 12-‘Waders A to R’; 13-‘Waders S to Z’; and 14-‘Wild Life including Swans’. As usual there are a few poor photos that are there for record purposes only. The explanatory text that goes with the Home Page gallery is being be revised accordingly.
V16.05 ADDITIONS: All of the 23 additions resulted from a trip to the Isle of Mull and surrounding islands. New species were the Fulmar and Black Guillemot as well as a variant, the Bridled Guillemot. There were also extra photos of the Diver (Loon), Great Northern (05-07); Guillemot (08-09); the Puffin (07-10); the Razorbill (5-7); and the Shag (11-12).
V16.06 ADDITIONS: 3 photos of American White Pelicans taken in Canada replaced by 5 better quality photos taken in January 2016 in S W Florida.
V16.11 ADDITIONS: Photo of Little Grebe (8) taken of recent trip to Portugal.
V18.02 ADDITIONS: No new species. Photos as follows. 3x Cormorant (14-16) Barnes and Algarve; 7x Great Crested Grebe (13-19) Algarve; 3x Little Grebe (09-11) Barnes and Algarve; and 4x Black Skimmer (10-13) SW Florida.
V18.12 ADDITIONS: No new species. Following photos with file numbers as appropriate: Gannet (12-25); Great Crested Grebe (20-21); Little Grebe (12-13); Guillemot [Murre] (11-14); American White Pelican (07-09); Brown Pelican (13-24); Puffin (11-57); and Black Skimmer (14-16). The very large Puffin numbers are the result of a trip to Staffa. The island is uninhabited but forms a substantial breeding area. It is to the West of the much bigger Mull.