Help with Shearwater ID

[Chris Gregory <>]

But what about the feet? Buller's are pink (S&D) or fleshy-white,tipped
black (Pizzey). This one had "bluish". Does feet colour change post mortem?

Cheers Chris

On 8 February 2010 18:37, Jeff Davies <> wrote:

> I agree Bill, Buller's would be a very good fit on size and under-wing,
> especially if the upper-parts were very worn which is not uncommon for
> birds
> that die in poor condition.
>
> Cheers Jeff.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> To: Mike Carter
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Help with Shearwater ID
>
> Ted says 'Blackish'....I found a dead Buller's SW that was most obviously
> very white underneath and appeared darker upperside (maybe because it was
> dead?...I.E. the M didn't appear that obvious at first)....wingspan is
> about
>
> right
> Cheers,
> Bill