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Gull ID please (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter HudsonBoy
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tittletattler
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Hi - I'd say you are right :t:
Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
Yep, LBBG.
Paul Brooks
Well-known member
Personally I'd always be interested in hearing a little of birders thinking and rationale when it comes to ID confirmation/queries rather than straightforward yes/no. Especially with large gulls.
tittletattler
Well-known member
Hi Paul,
Quite right. The main feature is the dark inner primaries. No hint of pale webs at all so basically you have an entirely dark trailing edge to the wings.
The tail looks thin and the black band extends a long way up the tail (outer retrices show a thinner band on Yellow Legged Gull).
Subjectively, the bird looks slightly greyish and the head is dirty looking with a weak, droopy bill. Yellow-legged juvs are often slightly more strikingly black and white with whiter heads and thick, lozenge shaped bills.
Lou will correct the above if necessary.
Cheers,
Andy.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Quietly decomposing
Hi Paul,
Quite right. The main feature is the dark inner primaries. No hint of pale webs at all so basically you have an entirely dark trailing edge to the wings.
The tail looks thin and the black band extends a long way up the tail (outer retrices show a thinner band on Yellow Legged Gull).
Subjectively, the bird looks slightly greyish and the head is dirty looking with a weak, droopy bill. Yellow-legged juvs are often slightly more strikingly black and white with whiter heads and thick, lozenge shaped bills.
Lou will correct the above if necessary.
Cheers,
Andy.
Good stuff, Andy!!!!
Many thanks,
Peter
Paul Brooks
Well-known member
Excellent stuff Andy, just the ticket. I'm spending quite a bit of time on large gulls at the moment so every little helps
