great skua
noun
: a large seabird (Stercorarius skua synonym Catharacta skua) that is related to the jaegers, has dusky plumage and broad rounded wings, breeds chiefly along arctic and antarctic shores, and forages over most cold and temperate seas
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And then, below the horizon, like an ungainly ghost, the birders spotted a rare European bully of the high seas: a great skua.
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