POMARINE JAEGER

Photographed on pelagic trip out of Wollongong, February 2015.

519             POMARINE JAEGER             Stercorarius pomarinus

Australia           (360)

Also known as Pomarine Skua. 46-52 cm, wingspan 1.25-1.4 m. Breeds from Finland to e. Siberia; Arctic Alaska, Canada, Greenland. Migrates to oceans, offshore waters of s. continents. Arrives in Aust. offshore waters Oct-Nov. departs April-May. Uncommon.