3cy Herring x LBBG?

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Ruud Altenburg
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3cy Herring x LBBG?

Post by Ruud Altenburg » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:04 am

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...
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Re: 3cy Herring x LBBG?

Post by JanJ » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:28 am

Another similar one by Mars at approx. same time of year:

http://waarneming.nl/fotonew/2/138902.jpg?w=600&h=600

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Re: 3cy Herring x LBBG?

Post by Ruud Altenburg » Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:41 am

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!
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Re: 3cy Herring x LBBG?

Post by JanJ » Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:22 pm

Yes Ruud, I remembere that LBBG now.
I know that you know - that is to say about the leg colour.

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