Sea bird at Cape Byron

Hi Rex and Jan,

Re your mail about an unusually dark
bird feeding with gulls.  May this have been a Jaeger?  Either
Pomarine, Long-tailed or Arctic?  I would look this up in your field
guide as Jaegers come down here in the summer from Siberia and often cohort
with our gulls.

A Wilson's Storm Petrel is probably
unlikely due to the fact you could see this bird from shore.   Wilson's
stormies are also very little.  

Although the feeding habits sound a
bit storm-petrel like, Jaegers and Skuas can sometimes land on the water
with their wings up in the air while they feed.  

Hope this helps?

Cheers,

Inger


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