On October 22, I had good views of a Pacific Loon with Common Loons off Wicklow Beach east of Cobourg. Like the other Pacific Loons being reported it was a moulting adult, still retaining some features of breeding plumage. I didn't put the sighting on Ontbirds at the time because after about 10 minutes the bird flew off eastward and was lost to view. A report has been submitted to the OBRC. If accepted it will be, rather surprisingly, the first documented record for Northumberland.
Margaret Bain Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
