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An old friend from Poland
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:55 pm
by totoguti
Dear all:
Today 11.10.2013 at Meirás Beach, Valdoviño, A Coruña, NW Spain (43º36´07´´N – 08º11´33´´W) an old polish friend was resting on the beach.
It seems ok for cachinnans, but I think it´s head is a bit angled and squared, Strong bill and with a dark spot in front of the eye. Any opinion from more trained eyes, please.
All the best.
Antonio
Antonio Gutierrez
totoguti@mundo-r.com
http://gaviotasyanillas.blogspot.com/
- Compare pale scapulars with graellsii and mich.
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- White spot in P10 and white inner wings
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- Dark and wide tail band
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- Eight months earlier......
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Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:10 pm
by lou bertalan
hi antonio,
it's true, somethimg is odd for it being a cachinnans. there might be some argentatus blood in it accounting for the short and somewhat high bill, head shape and contrasting pattern in GC (2nd gen). and if i look at the scapulars from february - they also look wrong for pure 2nd gen. cachinnans scaps. so, probably a F1 or F2 hybrid with tatus.
greets,
lou
Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:56 pm
by totoguti
Hi Lou:
Thanks a lot for your experienced opinion.
First time I saw this bird in a photograph (was sighted In Huelva, Southern Spain on 13. sept.2012) it had some argentatus " smell".
- First pic of this individual
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Head and GC does not seems fine...
All the best
Antonio
Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 3:43 pm
by adriaens
Hi Antonio,
in which colony exactly was this bird born?
Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:26 am
by totoguti
Hi Peter:
It was ringed in Kozielno mix......
Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:07 am
by adriaens
Hi,
Kozielno is in the southwest of Poland, close to the border with Czech Republic.
As you can see in figure 1 of
this paper, this colony is far from the main contact zone and holds mainly Caspian Gulls.
Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:42 am
by totoguti
Hi Again Peter:
Would be possible to see this papper?. Available for members only....
totoguti@mundo-r.com
I thought kozielno was a mixed colony....
Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:13 pm
by adriaens
The paper is publicly available.
Just ignore the "download pdf" request.
Re: An old friend from Poland
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:24 pm
by totoguti
Hi All:
Another sighting of this odd Polish bird from Kozielno. Today 11.12.13 at Pantin beach, Valdoviño, A Coruña, NW Spain (43º38´20´´N – 08º07´04´´W).
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- With an adult "Lusi"
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All the best
Antonio