tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post2210265450812980905..comments2024-03-28T15:59:14.610+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: Sea. Gull.Gavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-61687672551094347462020-07-09T21:56:33.096+01:002020-07-09T21:56:33.096+01:00It was probably a bit bigger than when they do tha...It was probably a bit bigger than when they do that, Ric. The nearest breeders are on Portland. Burton Bradstock is a long way to swim!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-11152175842744041832020-07-09T14:16:25.695+01:002020-07-09T14:16:25.695+01:00The young auks have the ability to simply pitch th...The young auks have the ability to simply pitch themselves off of the cliffs and execute a controlled crash landing into the sea. <br />I've seen film footage of them doing this with their parent flying alongside them on the way down.<br />Yes, they are very small.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-34929352429809861232020-07-09T13:19:18.802+01:002020-07-09T13:19:18.802+01:00I certainly didn't see it fly, but I don't...I certainly didn't see it fly, but I don't know what kind of size they have to be in order to do so. The juv was a lot smaller than the adult, with a dinky little bill, and I've certainly never seen the like in my time here or at Seaton. And of course I wondered the same as you! Very strange. Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-2491571909934025712020-07-09T12:21:28.384+01:002020-07-09T12:21:28.384+01:00That Razorbill record is intriguing. Presumably if...That Razorbill record is intriguing. Presumably if the young bird was that small it couldn't fly, so where on earth had it come from?Mike Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906712010536383936noreply@blogger.com