Friday mystery object #286

Every summer museums get an influx of objects discovered on beaches by holidaymakers. This week’s mystery object is from a beach in Kerry, Ireland, found by Emer, Ronan, Rory and Paddy:

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Any idea what this is and what it comes from?

You can leave your questions, thoughts and suggestions in the comments box below. Have fun!

11 thoughts on “Friday mystery object #286

  1. Ric Morris's avatar

    Kids bringing such rubbish into the museum? I’d’ be stern with ’em. Possibly a mis-spelling of my own surname would provide a generic identification? Or maybe it’s that chap that JKRowling writes about in her adult crime novels. He’ll need some tea as well.

  2. Chris's avatar

    I don’t really keep abreast of seabird anatomy but with a little guile I hope I’ve found the right ‘mot’ for this bird.

  3. joe vans's avatar

    Didn’t ‘Ol Blue Eyes sing specifically about this week’s puzzle?

    “Come Fly with Me, Let’s Fly, Let’s Fly Away….”

  4. palfreyman1414's avatar

    Right. I have finally made a little sense of the clues so far and am therefore tentatively been keel hauled.

    Now to find out about the rest…

  5. Daniel Calleri & Dan Jones's avatar

    This maybe an ‘awk-ward’ response, but I bet this one has some really sizable ‘tenders’ (pectoralis minor).

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