As my partner is the local wildlife carer here in Weipa, I was handed a very tired young Arctic Jaeger today, found at a nearby building site. We have had some bad monsoonal weather of late which we assume is the cause of this unusual bird arriving here. It provided some id issues as it has a very pale head, breast and belly, although a feint cap and breast band is present. 4 white primary shafts and 2 small pointed central tail feathers helped form a positive id though. I have posted a report and photo on birdline NQ although they seem to take a couple of days to publish them. Ben Bright ===============================
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