Larus canus?

paseriformes · Post by **paseriformes** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:38 pm

I think that is a Common Gull, but I never seen a bird with this darker breast.
Comments are well come.
Happy new year.
Delfín

Cristian Mihai · Post by **Cristian Mihai** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:13 am

Looks like a first winter Common Gull indeed. I would like to see a side view for this bird....

Kent Olsen · Post by **Kent Olsen** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:55 pm

Also to me it is a Common Gull. Just for comparison here is a Danish bird with heavily patterned underparts: http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2008/01/stor ... -rhus.html and some 1st winter plumage variation in Common Gull seen en Norway 2010: http://gulldk.blogspot.com/2010/09/comm ... moult.html

Cheers

Kent

JanJ · Post by **JanJ** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:35 pm

Some dark birds here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Zorkyyy/CommonGull1stCycle#
and here + page 3
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3&start=10

JanJ

grzegorzneubauer · Post by **grzegorzneubauer** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:33 pm

Here is another strongly breast-barred and quite dark-winged bird. Gdynia, 12th Feb 11, iso 1600...
Greg

lou bertalan · Post by **lou bertalan** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:48 am

paseriformes wrote:I think that is a Common Gull, but I never seen a bird with this darker breast.
Comments are well come.
Happy new year.
Delfín

hi delfin,

do you have any side view of this bird?
the bill has a strong gonys and is rel. high for a common gull! underparts coloration variable as pointed out.

cheers,

lou

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