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    Caspian Gull or Yellow-Legged Gull?

    Caspian versus YLG Lou and JanJ, I'm pleased that it isn't just me who finds this gull tricky to identify with certainty. Unfortunately, in answer to your question Lou, I didn't see the bird wing stretch - I have looked hard at my video to see if I had the wing pattern somewhere but...
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    Caspian Gull or Yellow-Legged Gull?

    YL Gull JanJ (and all contributors), Thanks for your comments. It looks far more like a YL Gull than a Caspian that's for sure. There have been no votes for Caspian so I'm pleased that my initial identification was the right one. It was the leg colour that gave me a moment of self-doubt...
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    Caspian Gull or Yellow-Legged Gull?

    YL Gull Dear all, I'd agree with Yellow-Legged Gull myself since that's what I'd identified it as originally, it was the lack of obviously yellow legs that threw me. However, I expect it is possible for a YLG to have pinkish instead of yellow legs (variation is the rule in gulls after all...
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    Caspian Gull or Yellow-Legged Gull?

    Dear all, I've attached photos of an adult/4w gull which I'd identified as a Yellow-Legged Gull when I saw it on 23rd December 2005. This identification was based upon the tone of grey on the upperparts (judged as being close to that of a graellsii Lesser Black Backed Gull) , the brightly...
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