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- Wed Nov 14, 2018 5:59 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2 or 3cy Smith candidate, Iceland
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2 or 3cy Smith candidate, Iceland
On the 18th of March 2006, Yann Kolbeinsson found 2 Smith candidates, both in Sandgerði, SW-Iceland. The former individual shown several good pro smith features e.g. smooth underparts, glaucous type bill, the secondaires are all black, the tail feathers (apart from the outermost ones) are all black ...
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 1or 2cy-Smith look-alike, Iceland
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1or 2cy-Smith look-alike, Iceland
This herring gull was found by Alex Máni on the 4rth of October 2018 in Þorlákshöfn, SW-Iceland. It has several pro-Smith features such as barred upper and under tail coverts, much black in tail feathers, smoky axillaries and inconspicuous window on upperwing and the bill shape and size. On the othe...
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:42 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 3cy smith look-alike, Norway
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3cy smith look-alike, Norway
This herring gull was found by Sigmar Lode in South-west Norway 27.09.2018. I has several features suggesting an american herring gull but it will be difficult to conclude it is not an European herring gull. It has still quite amount of black in secondaires and the tail. It is probbaly retarded 3cy.
- Mon May 21, 2018 11:00 am
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2cy- Smith look-alike, UK
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2cy- Smith look-alike, UK
This herring gull was seen 10th of March 2018 in London, UK. It has certainly very smooth underparts and lighter head, but the barring in the upper and under tail coverts needs ideally to be denser.
- Mon May 21, 2018 10:51 am
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2-cy American herring gull or look-alike?, Iceland
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2-cy American herring gull or look-alike?, Iceland
This individual was found in 12th of April 2006 by Brynjólfur Brynjúlfsson in Höfn in Hornafjörður, SE-Iceland, and remained until the 22nd. It has very smooth underparts. However, the barring in the upper and undertail coverts could be denser, the bill more bi-colourus and the head could be paler. ...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2cy herring gull with smooth underparts, Iceland
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2cy herring gull with smooth underparts, Iceland
This 2cy herring gull, photographed in Grindavík by Stefán Ragnarsson on the 15th of November 2017, has unusually smooth underparts for an europan herring gull.
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 3cy American herring gull, Norway
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3cy American herring gull, Norway
This 3cy american herring gull was discovered by Sigmar Lode in SW-Norway in mid April 2017 and was present at least until 27th of April. It is relatively straightforward to identify it as an american herring gull. Given the bewildering variation of most 2nd winter european and american herring gull...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 7:48 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 3 cy Smith look-alike, Faroe islands
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3 cy Smith look-alike, Faroe islands
This herring gull was seen 5.2.2012 in Fuglafjordur, Faroe Islands by Silas Olofson. It has certainly some pro-smith features, such as barred upper tail coverts, relatively black (dark brown?) tail, dark hindneck and little contrast between inner and outer primaries.
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:05 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 3cy viking? or possible smith candidate, Iceland
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3cy viking? or possible smith candidate, Iceland
This gull was briefly by Stefán Ragnarsson on the 18th of janury 2018 in Bakkatjörn (Reykjavík). It is most likely to be a 2nd cycle (3CY). This is presumably a viking gull but it has pro-Smith features. When posted on the gull in Iceland fb page there some views that this could be an american herri...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:31 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2 cy American herring gull, Iceland
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2 cy American herring gull, Iceland
On the 9th of March 2004, Killian Mullarney, Pat Lonergan and Daníel Bergmann found a gull, that was identified as an american herring gull in Þorlákshöfn SW-Iceland. This record remains to be evaluated by the Icelandic rarity committee. Attached are photos taken by Daníel Bergmann and Killian Mulla...