Favoritos de oakycp

First island record! First observed around 17:20 at base of murre blind hill. Initially saw a starling sized bird with thrush like behavior, sapphire blue upper parts, head and breast, with clean divide to rufous underparts including under-tail coverts. Interesting interruption of blue around thighs. Flight feathers including primaries, secondaries and lower half of rectrices a near jet black. Greyish-black and strong looking legs. Long blackish bill and black in lores. Seemed quite at home hopping about rocky cliffs, consistently pumping and flaring its tail. Observed on and off for over two hours (until sunset) by myself and entire seabird crew. Bird continued in same location for 3 of the next 4 days, not seen after that.

First sighting: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170309078

Second: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170456802

Third: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170885796

First island record! Distinctive and striking adult with black hood, red orbital, eye ring, white patch behind nares, bicolored black bill with white tip, grey ombre to the body, reddish pink legs and white tail with shallow fork. Seen by entire seabird crew.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S170309078