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News from Fogo this afternoon that the lights will be turned off from today, thanks to swift action and communication by the Projecto Vito team š
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Any one of these would do nicely!
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Looks like cinereocapilla š
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Great to see, Dave!! š Best of luck out there this year! š
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ā¦in all, and from over 18 months of research and planning prior to the first trip last year, I believe the current set-up is the most affordable, efficient, reliable and environmentally responsible way of running British trips to the shelf edge. Nonetheless, Iāll always consider other options š
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Availability is an issue, but there are survey vessels and small expedition cruises that would be suitable. However given some of the pricing Iāve come across, cost per person would be considerably more than weāre currently payingā¦
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ā¦however, there is some scope for something larger scale, i.e. a small cruise, but that comes with its own challenges. Iāve looked in to it, but thereās no immediate plans to run such a trip.
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Duration and cost wonāt change much with the current set up and scale. Our sailing yacht is currently the cheapest charter option possible to take ten of us out there. The current duration gives us five days āon siteā, plus travel time. A narrow window there is just too risky re weatherā¦
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ā¦& prone to boarding ships, rigs etc. No different to a number of transatlantic species. Lots of records of snowy owls on container ships but never a question mark over their occurrence. I think thereās weight to the argument in favour of these (and not just because thereās one down the street š)
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I guess itās really just potential escapes muddying the water. If it can be assumed that most are of wild origin then yes, not a lot wrong with them. Records from North Africa, Canaries, S Europe, Low Countries, France, Britain etc. A species prone to wandering and short sea crossings not an issueā¦
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Thatās superb, Daniel!
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I suspect youāre right. Or it was plotting how it was going to carve me out from the inside and adopt me as its new hostā¦ I guess weāll never know!
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š I agree. Even though the record is a year old, I felt Bluesky deserved to enjoy this beauty! š½š
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Thanks Jared. Done yāday evening. Tag now appearing on the feed šš
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Those images are some of the best content Iāve seen of the #seabirds feed so far! Looks like youāve been involved in some exceptional work Nicholasā¦ canāt wait to see more! ššš¦
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Done š
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Quiteā¦ nobody wants to eat them, but theyāre going to die anyway! Itās a tough life at sea.
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Fascinating that great skuas enjoy them! Birds here show very little interest in them when they wash ashore.
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I wouldnāt worry, the species harvested in Iberia is Pollicipes pollicipes, a much more coastal and sedentary species. The Lepas spp. here have no value in the food market and are long range oceans drifters from the Gulf Stream. Colonies which wash ashore here are, unfortunately, doomed.
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Looks spot on for tristis. Overall cold tone, grey upper parts, buff ear coverts, buffy flanks. I wouldnāt hesitate to call that a sibe chiff.
The other two you posted in the comments just look like collybita.
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Are all pics definitely of the same bird? Lots of yellow tones on the two pics posted in the comments. Original pic very cold overall, with grey and buff tones.
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Plus lots of #CoimbraSeabirds posts on the feed
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Hey Steve, Iāve just checked at it seems fine. Picking up posts in the past hour or two, including yoursā¦