buckshot 53 Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 found this dead on the road this morning,must of got blown in on them strong winds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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zek 0 Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Looks very like a Little Auk (from Iceland) - on the other hand I'm pathetic at separating winter plummage Guillimot from winter plummage Little Auk. Either way, bag him and pop him in the freezer as you may want to get him mounted. Was he 8" long or 12" long? His bill seems quite short, which would point to Little Auk. Zek. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot 53 Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 its a little auk matey used to find quite a few of these,this is the first ive seen for a few year dont know if they getting rarer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zek 0 Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 He's a nice bird - I've got one stuffed at home (tho' someone else found it). They look really good in summer plummage. I posted your photo on 'Birdforum' for an ID and it came back in seconds as LA. I didn't realise you already knew what he was. Sorry about that. Are you going to get it stuffed? Zek. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 That close up, one glance told me it was Little Auk. My only question is; What eastern county and how far in land was he found? Only, as I recall, now's about the time they come screaming down the east coast of england ~ famously being well visible from Flam'. I guess it's these same east or north easterlys (I wouldn't know; We've had No wind over where I am ) that have brought us the heavy Winter Thrush outbreak? Nice season for the Twitchers then, eh? Great Expectations? Funnily enough; I too had a mounted Little Auk! I bought him 'on his wires', out of an old break up and remounted him in diorama and case. Sold like shit off a shovel ~ and one I'd like to have kept. Winter plumage. I set him up as a 'Wreck'. Ironically; Never did Tick a live one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,279 Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 found this dead on the road this morning,must of got blown in on them strong winds little auk buckshot. great blacked backed gulls been cleaning the exausted ones up near me [east coast] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 would loved to have seen it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot 53 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 it was about a mile inland ditchy mate (cleveland) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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