Thanks to all those who have replied on and off list.
A few people have asked to see more. The bird was a fair way out to sea
and is tiny in the full frame so I don't have anything much better than
what was posted on the blog but I have put together a sequence of
unedited 100% crops at
http://www.smissen.net/images/UnknownSpecies.jpg
(Note this is a wide image so, depending on browser seetings, you may
need to zoom in for full magnification.)
When asking for ID help I prefer to give no opinion because "what is
this?" is a very different question from "is this a Kelp Gull?". I agree
with others that it looks more like an immature Kelp Gull than anything
else but I have not seen one with this sort of a hood before when the
rest of the white parts (under body, tail and wing trailing edge) are so
advanced.
Regarding the tern, yep, I agree it is a White-fronted Tern, not Common
Tern as I originally ID'd it (what was I thinking?)
Thanks for your help
Cheers,
Ian Smissen
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