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Dark Herring Gull?

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:51 am
by Maarten W. Kaales
Yesterday I saw this dark individual in Barneveld. It was much darker than all the other birds.

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IMG_3926 by Maarten W. Kaales, on Flickr

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IMG_3922 by Maarten W. Kaales, on Flickr

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IMG_3920 by Maarten W. Kaales, on Flickr

Re: Dark Herring Gull?

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:38 pm
by Theo Muusse
Cracking bird!
Judging from the slow moult it may come from the notrh, although the obvious wear in eg tertials may suggest different...

Theo

Re: Dark Herring Gull?

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:49 pm
by Ruud Altenburg
I think we saw the same bird when we visited the dump? I'll check my pictures when I get home next week.