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Larus canus?
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:38 pm
by paseriformes
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
Re: Larus canus?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:13 am
by Cristian Mihai
Looks like a first winter Common Gull indeed. I would like to see a side view for this bird....
Re: Larus canus?
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:55 pm
by Kent Olsen
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
Re: Larus canus?
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:35 pm
by JanJ
Re: Larus canus?
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:33 pm
by grzegorzneubauer
Here is another strongly breast-barred and quite dark-winged bird. Gdynia, 12th Feb 11, iso 1600...
Greg
Re: Larus canus?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:48 am
by lou bertalan
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