New Cebu Record - Great Cormorant

[Bobby Kintanar]

Got very lucky today at the Jugan Fishponds in Consolacion, Cebu, where I sighted and photographed a lone Great Cormorant among the Grey Herons. Presented below is a very long shot and heavily cropped image of the bird, but I think it has enough details to confirm my ID:

Gather Round Boys by Grandpa@50, on Flickr

In flight:

EOS 7DMk2; Sigma 150-600 Sports @ 600mm; f/7.1; 1/2500; ISO 640; Hand-held; Natural Lighting Only:

Cormorant in Flight by Grandpa@50, on Flickr


At Rest:

EOS 7DMk2; Sigma 150-600 Sports @ 600mm; f/8; 1/320; ISO 250; Tripod and Gimbal Head; Natural Lighting Only

Great Cormorant and Grey Heron by Grandpa@50, on Flickr

Great Cormorant by Grandpa@50, on Flickr

I hope someone can verify my ID - this is most probably a new provincial record :-)

All the best!

Bobby K.

[Romy Ocon]

I don't have my Kennedy Guide at the moment, but it sure looks like a cormorant. Congrats on the fine record!

If I'm not mistaken, this bird will tend to stay in the area, so you, Tateo-san and the rest of the Cebu birdnuts will have more chances to get close and capture more images.

[Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem]

It is a new record for the island Sir Bob! Congratulations! I wanna go home....

[Bobby Kintanar]

Jan 9, 2016 9:45:28 GMT Romy Ocon said:

I don't have my Kennedy Guide at the moment, but it sure looks like a cormorant. Congrats on the fine record!

If I'm not mistaken, this bird will tend to stay in the area, so you, Tateo-san and the rest of the Cebu birdnuts will have more chances to get close and capture more images.

Thank you Ka Mastah! I hope you're right - I certainly want to get closer to this bird. :-)

[Bobby Kintanar]

Jan 9, 2016 13:25:20 GMT Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem said:

It is a new record for the island Sir Bob! Congratulations! I wanna go home....

Hahaha. Thnak you for the confirmation Godoski. Well, it's Sinulog time, so I guess there's no better excuse to come home for a few days, right? Hehehehe.

[Tateo Osawa]

Nice capture,Congratulation!!! new record for the in Cebu again, Bobby. I will go to Fugan in weekend, hope still there.

[Bobby Kintanar]

Alright Tateo San. I will probably be there with you, too :-)