ML96714741

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Beach washed up body. Pam Jones sent photos to John Darnell at WA Museum for ID confirmation. This is the reply: it is most likely a Wilson’s Storm-Petrel. OK, there is no broad white rump, but there are a few (all that remains I believe) white feathers showing in “where the rump ought to be”. More than that , it can be seen that the tail is relatively “square” and that the feet project beyond it. The detail that would clinch it 100% would be if you noticed whether the webbing between the toes was “yellow” - in contrast to the black legs and the toes themselves. Can you recall seeing that detail ? ( No too stiff and old) If this i/d is correct then it would mean of course that it was an early arrival from its southern breeding grounds. If you take a closer look at the photo you can see that the “tube” (on the upper mandible) is elevated at an angle to the bill in your bird., but would be roughly parallel with the bill in the Bulwer’s Petrel, This is a good distinction between that group and Storm-Petrels.

Technical information

Model

DC-TZ90

ISO

80

Focal length

5 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/3.5

Shutter speed

1/80 sec

Dimensions

5184 pixels x 3888 pixels

Original file size

5.54 MB