tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35198356.post75901924518187414..comments2023-11-03T10:32:44.680+00:00Comments on Whitby Birding: I did go biridng todayAlastairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129076714821313669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35198356.post-72359746890536356132008-11-14T20:17:00.000+00:002008-11-14T20:17:00.000+00:00Quite right Andy, I'm not especially good at these...Quite right Andy, I'm not especially good at these shapes and find the young ones, which don't have the really extended snout, quite confusing. I'm sure it is a Grey Seal as you suggested.Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129076714821313669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35198356.post-17155696100326133202008-11-13T18:01:00.000+00:002008-11-13T18:01:00.000+00:00alastair, I was purely going off the shape of the ...alastair, I was purely going off the shape of the snout. Grey's having a very obvious conical snout with common seals having a obvious step giving them a dog like mussel.Andrew Huytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839432228422375691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35198356.post-35468826956858830232008-11-12T20:56:00.000+00:002008-11-12T20:56:00.000+00:00I got the book out to id the seal and looked caref...I got the book out to id the seal and looked carefully at the other pictures. The nostrils appear to be widely separated and although the profile doesn't seem as obvious as usual - perhaps a young one - I reckon you're right Andy. Grey Seal it is - the commoner species here.Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129076714821313669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35198356.post-42136922338375945792008-11-12T19:25:00.000+00:002008-11-12T19:25:00.000+00:00Yes there was a Pallas' found in Hinderwell gravey...Yes there was a Pallas' found in Hinderwell graveyard. I don't know found it though. I'm guessing one of the TBC crew.<BR/><BR/>I did suspect that it was a Grey, but what criteria are you using to id it? It had a very short snout, was a small seal (perhaps though in its first year or so which makes life harder, and the diagnostic nasal arrangement cannot be seen in the pic.Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129076714821313669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35198356.post-85036095684470651712008-11-10T07:01:00.000+00:002008-11-10T07:01:00.000+00:00hi alistair, bit confused by your post. Has a pall...hi alistair, bit confused by your post. Has a pallas warbler been reported since you returned or are you purely speculating? As for your sightings i'm afraid you were even out of luck with your mammals as the seal is a grey and not common. Sorry.Andrew Huytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839432228422375691noreply@blogger.com