I thought this exact thing the other day John, particularly when the Pallid at Margate had a Common Swift companion. I won’t be the one identifying a Plain Swift however!

Where? And is it still present please?

Down in Porto Petro in the south. Not been (or going) to any of the traditional sites in the NE

Ouch! The dangers of not knowing what is under a puddle…

Thanks I’ll see if I can dig it out. I think Bob Flood is on that FB group so may see if I can get him to look at it. The other photos I’ve got don’t add anything but I’ll have a look tomorrow night and happy to share

I think the moult matches better for Barolo (according to Birds of the World they go through wing moult in May but Boyd’s is later). I have posted the shot (plus another one - probably worse quality though) to the FB Pelagic birds group and one guy - Hugo Blanco - has come back saying Barolo

I know, and the dark face threw me at the time. The other two I saw had clearer white faces. I had no experience of the ‘Little’ Shearwater complex prior to Saturday but immediately started looking up Boyd’s when I saw how far the dark extended.