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ID a bird please?

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  • 25-05-2011 8:01pm
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    Mr Digger
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    Sorry but no pictures.. Can anyone offer advice or an opinion on what I saw and will try to describe here, I was playing golf on Tuesday 24th May 2011 in Mulranney, Co Mayo. a large dark brown bird, similar in size to a cormorant, but this was no cormorant, flew across one of the fairways about 50-60 yards in front of me, I have never seen anything like it, I estimate the wingspan at about about 4-5 feet, the thinnish tail was as long as the body, the head and shoulders seemed to be chocolate brown down to a lighter brown/cream chest, it flew quite slowly towards the sea very low. I hunted the interweb for hours and the only bird I could find that looks anything like what I saw was a juvenile or female Magnificent Frigatebird but thats a mega rarity I suppose, I'm sure someone will know what I saw.
    Thanks for any help
    allan


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    trebor28
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    might it have been a Buzzard.
    buzzard.jpg


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    Mr Digger
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    Hi Trebor,
    Def not a Buzzard, this thing wasn't a BOP, its wings were too thin and 'albatross' like, I would recognise a buzzard
    Thanks


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Look up some Skuas. It sounds like one.


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    #5
    Mr Digger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭Mr Digger


    Ta Srameen.
    Think you are on the money, looked up Skua's it was either an Artic or long tailed Skua and with the length of the tail I'd say it was the latter.
    Was really cool to see something different.
    Thanks for the input
    Cheers
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