Long-tailed Skua
Recent sightings
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/08/26 | LONG-TAILED SKUA | Queen Mother Reservoir | 1 | R Gilham |
16:45 | Departed around 16:30 flying over Wraysbury reservoir area and lost to view after around 20mins. Key holders only. | |||
| 31/08/26 | LONG-TAILED SKUA | Queen Mother Reservoir | 1 | F J Cottington |
| 15:00 | Viewed at range with BTB until it flew to the within 100m of the gravel area. Key holders only. | |||
| 31/08/26 | LONG-TAILED SKUA | Queen Mother Reservoir | 1 | P Driver |
| 09:10 | Refound by AM this morning. Still present. Made one flight reasonably close to show undertail barring and white underwing pattern. Key holders only. | |||
| 30/08/26 | LONG-TAILED SKUA | Queen Mother Reservoir | 1 | A B Tomczynski |
| 16:11 | juv. After viewing by several observers over several hours and photographs, the consensus is that the earlier reported skua is a Long-tailed skua juvenile. Key holders only. | |||
Latest photos
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Records
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Queen Mother Reservoir, adult, 24th May (C. D. R. Heard). |
| 2012 | Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile intermediate morph, 23rd September (C. D. R. Heard). |
| 2012 | Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile pale morph, 17th September (M. J. McKee). |
| 2008 | Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile dark morph, 24th September (C. D. R. Heard). |
| 2007 | Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile intermediate morph, 21st August (C. D. R. Heard). |
| 2006 | Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile intermediate morph, 9th-17th September (C. D. R. Heard). |
| 2003 | Queen Mother Reservoir, juvenile dark morph, 17th August (C. D. R. Heard). |
| 1978 | Wraysbury Reservoir (Surrey), juvenile, 30th August, flew into Berkshire (C. D. R. Heard). |