ID Challenge #4 - closes 14 November 2009
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Christopher
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little black shag
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Ross Silcock
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Juv. Pied Shag. Spot in front of eye, streaked foreneck/upper breast, bill looks a bit too light but prob light artifact.
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Jan
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Juvenile Great [Black ] Cormorant
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Charlie Weaver
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Mystery Bird # 4
Little Pied Shag
Little Pied Shag
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Richard Schofield
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Little Shag (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
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mikedm
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Juvenile Pied Shag
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birdiebev
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My answer is Pied Shag
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igor
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Pied Shag (immature)
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Peter Frost
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My guess is that it is an immature King Shag, based on the caruncle in front of the eye at the base of the upper mandible, and the faint white line on the coverts. It also appears to have some blue in or around the eye. As I've never seen the species, this is a long shot :)
Peter Frost
Peter Frost
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David Riddell
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Pied Shag (juvenile).