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  1. Stonefaction

    North Sea Thread

    Certainly looks dark enough for Intermedius - possibly even at the darker end of those.
  2. Stonefaction

    North Sea Thread

    Would probably have to be a relatively large bird and also likely quite agile to be able to take a Carrion Crow, so Goshawk probably wouldn't be too unlikely.
  3. Stonefaction

    North Sea Thread

    Another slim possibility (based on nothing but speculation) is whatever has caused the large numbers of dead auks around the North Sea, and apparently now also across the North Atlantic, may have also contributed to the deaths of the gulls which will likely have taken advantage of the dead, or...
  4. Stonefaction

    North Sea Thread

    I had a wee look via Google Images for Balearic Shearwater photos and the very first pic that came up (see below) has a pale hind-neck contrasting with the darker cap and wings, giving at least the impression of a collar. The bird in the photo is also a bit patchy looking, suggesting to me at...
  5. Stonefaction

    North Sea Thread

    I suspect Sooty Shearwater might be your bird then if there was no white at all seen. Lighting conditions/weather, and distance would make a difference to how black the dark brown plumage would appear to an observer.
  6. Stonefaction

    North Sea Thread

    What about Sooty Shearwater as a possibility, Paul?
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