Hi all, yesterday I picked up an exhausted Shearwater off South Ballina beach, took a few quick snaps with my phone & dropped it off at Seabird Rescue. My best guess is Fluttering Shearwater. Bill length was about 32mm, I think that’s too short for Hutton’s. Can the pelagic experts on birding-aus please confirm my ID, or advise otherwise. Hopefully these Dropbox links work ok.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68945597/Shearwater%20932%20%281600×751%29.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68945597/Shearwater%20014%20%281280×870%29.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68945597/Shearwater%20009%20%282000×916%29.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68945597/Shearwater%20underwing%20021.jpg
Cheers, Steve McBride
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Yes, a Fluttering Shearwater. Thank you for having the good sense to photograph the underwing as the plumage there is paramount in identifying shearwaters and many other seabirds.
Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Tel (03) 9787 7136