Iceland Gull? in Denmark

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Kent Olsen
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Iceland Gull? in Denmark

Post by Kent Olsen » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:41 pm

Today this gull was seen by a single observer along the west coast of Jutland in Denmark. Is it a second winter Iceland gull?

http://www.dofbasen.dk/observationer/im ... 6209_1.jpg
http://www.dofbasen.dk/observationer/im ... 6209_2.jpg
http://www.dofbasen.dk/observationer/im ... 6209_3.jpg

I have trouble making up my mind and think the tail is rather dark and uniform

Cheers,

kent

adriaens
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Re: Iceland Gull? in Denmark

Post by adriaens » Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:53 pm

2nd cycle Iceland Gull indeed. They are sometimes a bit more heavily pigmented than in 1st cycle.
In 2nd cycle Kumlien's Gull, I would expect a darker iris, no ?

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Re: Iceland Gull? in Denmark

Post by JanJ » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:47 am

And with a reversed pattern on the primaries (for kumlieni), meaning somehow darker (not specifying the actual pattern), on the outer with paler inners, no?

JanJ

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