Interesting comment from David James at the end of that thread too.
Howell, in his ID articles on dark Procellarias, mentions that 'Spectacled' has
a more obvious foot projection than White-chinned. He also provides some images
showing white about the face on White-chinneds.
Mick
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From: Nikolas Haass <>
To: John Graff <>; Birding-Aus <>;
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Sent: Friday, 1 February 2013 1:00 PM
Subject: poss/prob Spectacled Petrel off Albany, WA
Hi John,
Very exciting! However, a White-chinned Petrel with more white (as they occur
in South Africa) needs to be ruled out. I guess, you don't have information on
the colour of the maxillary unguis?
See here for Dan Mantle's photos of White-chinned Petrels off Cape Town:
http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/showthread.php?92-White-chinned-Petrels-off-Cape-Town
Cheers,
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
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From: John Graff <>
To: Birding-Aus <>; ""
<>
Sent: Friday, February 1, 2013 11:56 AM
Subject: poss/prob Spectacled Petrel off Albany, WA
Hi all Whilst organising dates for this year's Albany Pelagic weekend, the
skipper of the boat we use asked about a bird he had following the boat on
Wednesday. Description perfect for Spectacled Petrel (looked like a petrel,
brown with white band around it's face and neck). After seeing photos of
Spectacled, the skipper is certain that is the bird he saw. He's not a birder
so obviously this shouldn't be considered a confirmed record, but he does pay
attention to the birds and Spectacled Petrel should be fairly distinctive at
fairly close range (White-chinned with very extensive face markings I guess a
possibility) Is there any interest in an impromptu pelagic this Sunday (if
there is a boat available), or possibly the following weekend to see what else
is out there? Any responses ASAP obviously :) Otherwise, I just present this
for interest Cheers,John
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