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South Polar Skuas at a Glance
Ageing, Identification Marcel Gil Velasco Ageing, Identification Marcel Gil Velasco

South Polar Skuas at a Glance

We now know South Polar Skuas migrate south following a more easterly flyway but records from this side of the Atlantic are still scattered. However, according to recent experiences, the species could well be regular off Galicia, where some birds have been positively identified in recent years. I thought it could be useful to share here a captioned collection of ‘big-skuas’ photos taken during my surveys across this area, starting with the most obvious Great and ending with the real SPS, trying to depict pretty much everything in between.

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