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This bird was present at Peterhead on Saturday. It shows a contrast between extremely worn outer and fresh inner primaries.
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It is clear from this and the images below that the bird has suspended its primary moult. Its secondaries are also unusual, with a mixture of fresh (presumably moulted in in the autumn) and extremely abraded (retained) and missing feathers.
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