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- Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:16 am
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 3cy smith candidate, NW-Spain
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3cy smith candidate, NW-Spain
This gull was seen in Galicia, NW- Spain on the 15th of January by Daniel López Velasco. It has number of features that are supporting to be a genuine Smith. This includes the bill shape, dark hindneck and the barring of the under tail coverts. The colour texture and the degree of blotchiness are in...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 6:48 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2 or 3 cy, herring gull, Norway
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2 or 3 cy, herring gull, Norway
This herring gull was photographed by Sigmar Lode in Norway on the 4rth of January 2019. It has very dark tailband compared to most european herring gull and paler head. However the rump is wery whitish. While it has some smith features, it will be difficult to id. it as one.
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:45 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: Potential 1cy smith candidate, Iceland
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Potential 1cy smith candidate, Iceland
This herring gull was photographed by Alex Máni on the 23.10.2018 in SW-Iceland. Note the bill, the dark shawl over the neck, black tail feathers and heavily barred rump, but rather obvious primary windows. Unfortunately better photos are needed to enable further identifiction.
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:41 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 3cy, look-alike, Iceland
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3cy, look-alike, Iceland
This 3cy herring gull was photographed by Alex Máni in SW-Iceland on the 17th of November 2017. It appears to be highly retarded, e.g. when compared to the other 3rd cy flying besides it. Note the heavily barred underparts and lots of black in secondaries and the tail and still some dense barring on...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:33 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 1cy look-alike, Iceland
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1cy look-alike, Iceland
This herring gull was photographed by Alex Máni on the 17th of November 2017 om SW-Iceland. Note large primary window, realtively smooth underparts (similar as in glaucous), white basal tones in the rump and the lack of black in the outermost tail feathers.
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:28 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 1cy look-alike, Iceland
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1cy look-alike, Iceland
This herring gull was photographed in SW-Iceland on the 15th of September 2017 by Alex Máni. Note lack of black in the outermost tail feathers, white shining through an otherwise heavily barred upper and undertail coverts.
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:20 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 1cy look-alike, Iceland
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1cy look-alike, Iceland
This herring gull was photographed on the 7th of December 2018 in SW-Iceland. by Alexa Máni. The black tailband is rather narrow but the upper and under tail coverts are quite heavily barred but the white basal tones shines through. The primary woindow is quite conspicuous. It has all features of be...
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:34 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2cy-pale Smith/smith look-alike?, Iceland
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2cy-pale Smith/smith look-alike?, Iceland
On the 27th of March 2007, Yann Kolbeinsson photographed this confiding gull in Grindavík. Although being pale, it has smooth underparts, paler head, bi-coloured bill, Inconspicuous inner primary window and reasonably barred upper tailed coverts. On the other hand the tailfeathers do not appear that...
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:16 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 2cy-herring gull, Faroe Islands
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2cy-herring gull, Faroe Islands
An example of dark herring gull from Faroe islands that has inconspicuous inner primary window and black in all secondaries. Photo taken by Silas Olofson in Klaksvik on the 1st of February 2018.
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:10 pm
- Forum: American Herring Gull & smith look-alikes
- Topic: 3cy-look-alike, Faroe Islands.
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3cy-look-alike, Faroe Islands.
This herring gull was photographed on the Fuglafjørður 8. january 2018 by Silas Olofson. Note heavy bill, inconspicuous primary mirror and dark neckband that are supportive of Smith. However, the upper and under tail coverts are coarsely barred and the underparts blotchy.