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Hi

I would like some responses to this gull that I saw at Løkken in the northern part of Jutland, Denmark on the 11th of October.

I was thinking 1cy michahellis but the bird might better fit an argentatus x cachinnans ?

Comments on the ID are very welcome.

Best wishes, Rune Sø Neergaard

Or pure cachinnans?

Quite heavy underwing markings, would apparently not exclude cachinnans:

http://birdingfrontiers.com/2012/07/22/ ... ok-like-2/

http://svalan.artdata.slu.se/birds/gall ... eid=228063 (note that it´s taken in July)

I can see Rune´s bird as a cachinnans...

Jan

hi rune,

yes, i agree, the whole bird looks good for cachinnans to me as well. quite a darkish one but with that typical tail and inner wing it is allowed to show a marked underwing and striation on head.

cheers,

lou