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- Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:39 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Caspian or Yellow-legged.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3110
Re: Caspian or Yellow-legged.
Actually, this looks like a Herring Gull to me...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:37 pm
- Forum: location Bucharest
- Topic: Ringed Caspian Gull - February 10th 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14122
Re: Ringed Caspian Gull - February 10th 2014
I don't think that canus is involved here.
Probably a small michahellis, would be my guess also.
Probably a small michahellis, would be my guess also.
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:44 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: herring?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2747
Re: herring?
Probably an odd Great Black-backed Gull, would be my guess - though I cannot rule out a big michahellis.
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:41 pm
- Forum: location Bucharest
- Topic: Ringed Caspian Gull - February 10th 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14122
Re: Ringed Caspian Gull - February 10th 2014
Certainly. And no white mirror on P10...
- Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:03 pm
- Forum: location Bucharest
- Topic: Ringed Caspian Gull - February 10th 2014
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14122
Re: Ringed Caspian Gull - February 10th 2014
Any more pics of that gull on the left in the third picture (with thick black band on bill), Christian?
- Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:19 pm
- Forum: Other taxa & hybrids
- Topic: gulls of crete
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5815
Re: gulls of crete
Hi,
The post is now online at http://birdingfrontiers.com/2014/03/28/ ... black-sea/.
The post is now online at http://birdingfrontiers.com/2014/03/28/ ... black-sea/.
- Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:58 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: I was challanged with the ID of the 2 gulls in the attached
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3646
Re: I was challanged with the ID of the 2 gulls in the attac
Both birds show massive amount of black on outer primaries: even the black on outer web of P7 reaches the primary coverts (at least in the left bird),
so Caspian Gull can quite safely be ruled out.
I agree with Lou that both look like Armenian Gulls.
so Caspian Gull can quite safely be ruled out.
I agree with Lou that both look like Armenian Gulls.
- Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:55 pm
- Forum: Herring Gull
- Topic: Question about secondaries
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6008
Re: Question about secondaries
Yeah, 84-86 shows a slightly worrying pattern on the secondaries.
But none of these birds show truly black 'ink spots' or 'piano keys' as typical smithsonianus.
But none of these birds show truly black 'ink spots' or 'piano keys' as typical smithsonianus.
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: White-winged Species
- Topic: Larus glaucoides potential kumlieni
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8370
Re: Larus glaucoides potential kumlieni
Hi Marian,
a dark bill is not enough reason to start thinking of Kumlien's Gull...
a dark bill is not enough reason to start thinking of Kumlien's Gull...
- Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:42 am
- Forum: Other taxa & hybrids
- Topic: gulls of crete
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5815
Re: gulls of crete
I would be extremely cautious with identifying out of range barabensis, even in Israel.
There appear to be quite a lot of strange, "barabensis-like" birds around in the Middle East in winter.
I will do a post on them on Birdingfrontiers shortly.
There appear to be quite a lot of strange, "barabensis-like" birds around in the Middle East in winter.
I will do a post on them on Birdingfrontiers shortly.