Arctic Skua - Age and morph
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 10:13AM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in Arctic Skua, GHR, Skua, seabird

Stercorarius parasiticus

Age and or morph was recorded for the bulk of the Arctic Skuas seen at Strumble Head between 1980 and 2006. Adults made up 67 % of the total, of which 31 % were light–phase, 33 % dark–phase and 3 % classified as intermediates, the remaining 33 % of the total were predominantly juveniles, though some first and second year birds were identified.

 

Graham Rees.

(Covers records up to and including 2007).

 

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