Arctic Skua
Taken at Handa Island on 5th July 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Handa Island on 5th July 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Juvenile  ( New )
Taken at Port Seton on 22nd October 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Arctic Skua.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Stercorarius parasiticus.
Charadriiformes.
Stercorariidae.
Parasitic jaeger.
Site Of Nest
Food:

Plumage:


Length:
Wingspan
Eggs:
Dry tundra, higher fells and islands.
Rodents, small birds and insects but also robs Gulls and Terns of their catch.
Brown back, mainly white underparts and dark primary wing feathers with a white "flash". The head and neck are yellowish-white with a black cap and there is a pointed central tail projection.
41 - 48 cms.
107 - 125 cms.
Up to 4. Olive brown.
Voice Usually silent but mewing and wialing on the breeding grounds