"Southern" Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus, hamiltoni, lonnbergi or maccormicki
Photo © Joe Pender
STATUS
Antarctica.
OVERVIEW
Group of species not admitted nationally during the period covered (BOU 1971).
NOT PROVEN
0). 1869 Norfolk Great Yarmouth, obtained, undated, now at Castle Museum, Norwich (Acc. No. NCM. 74.23).
(Anon. Sea Swallow 43: 74-76; BOURC (1998), Ibis 140: 183; Taylor, Seago, Allard & Dorling, 1999).
[BOURC (1998), Ibis 140: 183].
History A specimen in Castle Museum, Norwich (NCM 74.23) was said to have been obtained at Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1869 (Sea Swallow 43: 74-76). Identification is accepted, but its origin in British waters is unproven, though possible (BOURC (1998) Ibis 140:183).
