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Default Skua id.

A good mate sent me these not to good photos taken yesterday at sea from a ferry. What would you tell him it was???? AND WHY?
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Will be interesting to see if anyone comes up with the answer to this one
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Its a pale adult summer plumaged Arctic Skua.
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A pomarine skua.....!
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SO, What makes it a Arctic/POM.
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SO, What makes it a Arctic/POM.
The yellow flush around the neck/chin area.
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ANY MORE TAKERS? Yellow flush leans towards POM??
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Smile Skua ID

Not a strong area for me.

I'll tell my kids it's a flying Penguin.

You can kind of see it! Made me laugh anyway!
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Looks like a POM to me Mike, defo!!!
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Yellow flush leans towards POM??
Yep,in my humble opinion! lol
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