Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritus (Lesson, R, 1831) (0, 1)
Photo © Frank Schulenburg
STATUS
North America. Polytypic.
OVERVIEW
An odd looking Cormorant was eventually identified to this species, with photos showing 12 tail feathers as opposed to the 14 for Great Cormorant; also, after checking the literature the key facial pattern was determined to fit this species. First for the Western Palearctic.
BBRC RECORD
1). 1989 Cleveland/Co. Durham Charlton's Pond, Billingham, 11th January to 26th April, photo.
(M. A. Blick, Birding World 2 (2): 53-57, photos; British Birds 82: plates 180-182; BOURC (1993), Ibis 135: 220; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 86: 453; T. E. J. Williams, British Birds 89: 162-170; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 89: 487, plates 72-76; Blick, 2009: 202, photo; Bowey & Newsome, 2012: photo).
