Red-knobbed Coot hybrid  Fulica cristata/atra hybrid

Al Warsan Lakes, 05.12.2007 - note the pointed feathering at the base of the bill, typical of Eurasian Coot.

The following bird on nest might be a fullblooded Red-knobbed Coot:

Al Warsan Lakes 13.05.2005, on nest.

Feathering at billbase might be good for non-hybrid birds, see http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/mallorca/image45.jpg

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