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3cy Herring x LBBG?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:04 am
by Ruud Altenburg
This 3cy was photographed yesterday in Amsterdam by Jan van Blanken. Unfortunately there are no other large gulls present to compare the mantle colour to but a 3cy LBBG this advanced without even a hint of yellow in its legs seems unlikely? On the other hand, the bill is quite 'immature' too...
Re: 3cy Herring x LBBG?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:28 am
by JanJ
Another similar one by Mars at approx. same time of year:
http://waarneming.nl/fotonew/2/138902.jpg?w=600&h=600
JanJ
Re: 3cy Herring x LBBG?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:41 am
by Ruud Altenburg
Incidentally that was
an interesting bird Jan, which showed a moult pattern also seen in
fuscus!
I know of course that 3cy LBBGs can show pinkish legs (see example photographed today at my local patch) but off hand I couldn't recall any birds not showing even a hint of yellow. However, more often than not this yellow hue does not show well in photographs. I think given the dark mantle it's more likely a pure LBBG than a hybrid.
Putative hybrids are not uncommon though!
Re: 3cy Herring x LBBG?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:22 pm
by JanJ
Yes Ruud, I remembere that LBBG now.
I know that you know - that is to say about the leg colour.
JanJ