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- Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:13 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Putative Heuglin's Gull in Germany
- Replies: 11
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Re: Putative Heuglin's Gull in Germany
At the last IGM, Geert Groot Koerkamp showed us images from the Bolshoye colony in Russia. Many had adults that were very hard to identify, including dark-mantled birds thought to be heuglini . One of these rings turned up in Lithuania , the other one in Spain! Grzegorz Neubauer went over there this...
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:36 pm
- Forum: location IJmuiden
- Topic: IJmuiden 30-11-09
- Replies: 5
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Re: IJmuiden 30-11-09
Where are the pool pictures of that cach?!
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Putative Heuglin's Gull in Germany
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7478
Re: Putative Heuglin's Gull in Germany
The similarity to Caspian Gull indeed is striking. I find it hard to judge the primary moult score from these pictures. Is the wing fully grown (at rest it looks as if it's rather short winged but in flight it seems to show a complete wing)? Was it possible to judge the 'freshness' of the primaries ...
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:44 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Putative Heuglin's Gull in Germany
- Replies: 11
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Putative Heuglin's Gull in Germany
I'm posting this on behalf of Ronald Klein, who sent me the following text and images: These photos were taken om 29th November 2009 near Rostock/Germany. Unfortunally is their quality not the best. Following additionell features, not all visible at the images, were noted: 1)size like Herring gull, ...
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:01 pm
- Forum: location IJmuiden
- Topic: IJmuiden 30-11-09
- Replies: 5
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IJmuiden 30-11-09
Today with Mars. We started out with a large group (1500+) on the beach which became increasingly smaller when people with dogs passed by. Almost exclusively Herring, with just a handful of LBBG and GBBG, 2-3 Caspian and a YLG. Only a few rings but we were surprised to see a 1cy Herring with Copenha...
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:05 pm
- Forum: Heuglin's Gull
- Topic: 3cy heug in Tulcea
- Replies: 11
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Re: 3cy heug in Tulcea
If Hannu does not limit his postings mainly to 2cy, it seems 3cy heuglini are much more scarce on migration in Finland than 2cys. I've only found three birds from May: http://www.elisanet.fi/hj.koskinen/3cyheu_Tara20090517.html http://www.elisanet.fi/hj.koskinen/3cyheu_Karanoja20080522.html http://w...
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:21 pm
- Forum: Other taxa & hybrids
- Topic: Hybrids fuscus x argentatus
- Replies: 25
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Re: Hybrids fuscus x argentatus
Stil present today and despite the terrible weather I could make a better recording : Hybrid LBBG x Herring calling
Poor picture to illustrate difference in mantle colour with Herring
Poor picture to illustrate difference in mantle colour with Herring
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:58 pm
- Forum: locations other - abroad
- Topic: Łubna, Poland
- Replies: 19
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Re: Łubna, Poland
While browsing for the ringed YLGs I found these two duos...
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:25 am
- Forum: Yellow-legged Gull
- Topic: Yellow S3E4 2cy micha Croatia
- Replies: 7
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Re: Yellow S3E4 2cy micha Croatia
A few more Croatian birds in this topic.
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:12 pm
- Forum: locations other - abroad
- Topic: Łubna, Poland
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18673
Re: Łubna, Poland
Here are a few more, from August 2008.