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- Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:16 am
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Herring Gull or???
- Replies: 4
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Re: Herring Gull or???
I did not myself see the gull and the observer only managed this single shot, so we have no view of tail or opened wing. It might not be possible to judge from this single photo, but I have trouble seeing any white p10 mirror, I find the upperpart pattern rather unusual for a second winter cachinnan...
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:50 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Herring Gull or???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2772
Herring Gull or???
This second winter gull from Denmark has been debated: http://langelandsfugle.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/ny-kaspisk-mage-i-spodsbjerg-havn/#comment-31 Some states that it is a Caspian Gull, but to me it is most likely a Herring Gull (rather matching this one: http://www.talk.gull-research.org/viewtopi...
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:55 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Larus canus?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3478
Re: Larus canus?
Also to me it is a Common Gull. Just for comparison here is a Danish bird with heavily patterned underparts: http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2008/01/stormmge-larus-canus-2k-1122005-rhus.html and some 1st winter plumage variation in Common Gull seen en Norway 2010: http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2010/09/commo...
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:38 pm
- Forum: Caspian Gull
- Topic: heavily patterned upper tail
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2167
heavily patterned upper tail
An example of a 1cy Caspian Gull with heavily patterned upper tail an rump and dark brown underwings from Denmark 30/12/2010.
http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2011/01/casp ... s-1cy.html
Cheers
Kent
http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2011/01/casp ... s-1cy.html
Cheers
Kent
- Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:16 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: leucistic Herring Gull?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2648
Re: leucistic Herring Gull?
Hi Peter,
Thanks for your comment.
What also says that it is a Herring Gull is the reduced white tertial and scapular crescent.
New photos have been added including the standing bird and stretched wing: http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2010/12/herr ... _7918.html
Cheers
Thanks for your comment.
What also says that it is a Herring Gull is the reduced white tertial and scapular crescent.
New photos have been added including the standing bird and stretched wing: http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2010/12/herr ... _7918.html
Cheers
- Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:54 am
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: leucistic Herring Gull?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2648
leucistic Herring Gull?
To me this is a leucistic Herring Gull, but people start to speculate… http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2010/12/herring-gull-larus-argentatus-with_13.html As fare I can tell there are two coverts on the left side which looks wheat, but in fact show a degree of normal pigmentation and thus appear darker th...
- Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:17 am
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: cachinnans?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2905
Re: cachinnans?
Thank for the comments, links and photos. I can see that the Danish gull is within variation. Thanks.
Kent
Kent
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:02 pm
- Forum: Herring Gull
- Topic: Can this be argenteus?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8163
Re: Can this be argenteus?
Here is another Herring Gull with long, pale tongue on the underside of P10. Please note the yellowish leg colour indicating an eastern or north-eastern origin. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wpfoS655UiU/R4p5faV1L6I/AAAAAAAAAXU/-BA3W6F9r2s/s1600-h/KEO01625E995_29.11.2007.JPG and http://1.bp.blogspot.com/...
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:48 am
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: cachinnans?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2905
cachinnans?
Some hove I can´t find photos of cachinnans with the same November-plumage as this one: http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2010/11/caspian-gull-larus-cachinnans-1cy.html When seeing the gull the upper part pattern, the rather marked underwings (besides small white armpit patch), dark head pattern and some h...
- Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:03 pm
- Forum: Caspian Gull
- Topic: Caspian? or hybrid in Denmark
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4329
Re: Caspian? or hybrid in Denmark
Hi Jan, Great, that you would share a comment. I fully accept that due to the change in appearance between the different photos nobody feels comfortable with a final ID. Nevertheless it’s an interesting gull which forced me to follow it for a long time in order to take documentation for all the diff...