Date: 10/6/26 7:51 pm
From: Ryan Phillips <norcalbirding...>
Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Leucistic Black-vented Shearwater?
Yes, there were two of them.in the chaos.

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On Tue, Oct 6, 2026, 7:46 PM 'Pete Sole' via mbbirds <
<mbbirds...> wrote:

> Hi birders,
>
> Reviewing my bird images from the SC lighthouse today, I came across a
> photo with what looks like a LEUCISTIC BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER. Can't
> say I've seen one of these before. Here is a crop of the frame in
> question, with a red arrow pointing to the interesting bird, flying
> below and to the left of the elegant tern:
>
>
> https://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/documentary/shearwater_black_vented_leucistic_261006a.jpg
>
> If somebody has a different opinion as to what this bird might be, or
> can confirm my ID suspicion, it would be great to read.
>
> Interesting birds out there...
>
> Pete Solé
>
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