Baltic Gull

JanJ · Post by **JanJ** » Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:46 pm

Mars!
This Gull was photographed in Cyprus on 18.1.20 by S. Cristoduolides and presumably a Baltic.
Looks like a 3cy but the age might not so easy? Pic are not the best but it looks like that the primaries are of a different generation, my take would be that the inners are 3 gen and the middle, or even the rest might be 2 gen, inspite of the mirror on p10. What's your take Mars?

Jan

marsmuusse · Post by **marsmuusse** » Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:38 pm

Hi Jan,

Hard to tell the exact generation and timing of replacement when feathers are in such bad condition. In Lesser Black-backeds the primaries are sometimes difficult to age, but in this bird the secondaries are obviously adult-like and the wear in secondaries is about the same as it is in the primaries, so I assume the timing for moult must have been the same more or less. Therefore the primaries may well be 3rd gen, which would explain the obvious mirror in P10?

JanJ · Post by **JanJ** » Mon Jan 20, 2020 2:59 pm

Okey, thanks Mars! Forgot to mention the secondaries...

All the best!

Jan

JanJ · Post by **JanJ** » Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:27 pm

Hi again Mars, one more and better photo came up now.

Jan

marsmuusse · Post by **marsmuusse** » Tue Jan 21, 2020 3:41 pm

I remember photographing his sister (would be 20CY this year, but an almost exact replica!):

http://www.israel.gull-research.org/fus ... cyc5xm.htm

JanJ · Post by **JanJ** » Tue Jan 21, 2020 4:05 pm

That's something Mars, thanks very much !
All the best
Jan

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