Thanks for the help everyone, really informative! Hopefully we’ll get some more seawatching in over the next couple of years and build our experience with these tricky pelagic birds 😉 Cheers, Josh Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:58:25 -0700 From: nhaass@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] ID Help – possible Salvin’s off Sydney To: w_lizard@hotmail.com; birding-aus@vicnet.net.au
Hi Joshua et al., This bird is a first year cauta or steadi. A first year Salvin’s would have way more sharply demarcated primary tips, smudgy lesser underwing coverts and a more solid grey head. The ‘messy’ lesser under primary coverts are normal for cauta or steadi. Steve’s article may be useful:http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/neobird/NeoBird4-Howell.pdf
Cheers, Nikolas —————- Nikolas Haass nhaass@yahoo.com Sydney, NSW From: Joshua Bergmark
Hi everyone This afternoon, Max Breckenridge and I spent 2 hours seawatching on North Head. It was a little slow and cold (as seawatching normally is), but just before we left, we picked up a “Shy-type” Albatross. After reviewing our photos, we’re not convinced that it is cauta, and we’re tentitively saying Salvin’s, based on the “messy” front wingpatch (which seems to not appear in juvenile cauta), and the overall colour… Neither of us are experts of course, so we would appreciate any explanations as to why this is/is not a Salvin’s Albatross. Some of the better photos are on our blog, and I have more if they are wanted. http://fortheloveof-birds.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/north-head-seawatching-trial.html Cheers, Joshua Bergmark ===============================
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