Gull ID Please (1 Viewer)

Tav94

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• Nov 18, 2006

• #1

Back garden this morning could this be a Med gull.Location Plymouth Devon.

 

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buzzard12

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• Nov 18, 2006

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Tav94 said:

Back garden this morning could this be a Med gull.Location Plymouth Devon.

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Based on the bill shape, leg colour and short tail alone I would say Med Gull, nice back garden bird!!
Somewhat unusual pose! Looks rather long winged as it drops in, assume you were feeding this guy...

 

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Tav94

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• Nov 18, 2006

• #3

buzzard12 said:

Based on the bill shape, leg colour and short tail alone I would say Med Gull, nice back garden bird!!
Somewhat unusual pose! Looks rather long winged as it drops in, assume you were feeding this guy...

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Yes it came to bread on my shed roof with outher gull that are BH Gulls but not sen one like this in this area.

 

dbradnum

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• Nov 18, 2006

• #4

This definitely isn't a Med - it's a Herring Gull. Look at the bill and leg colour, the pale eye, and above all, the sheer size of the bird - look how long its wings are!

 

JANJ

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• Nov 18, 2006

• #5

Hi Tav94!

It´s a Herring Gull, which has nearly finished it´s primary moult. P10 is yet to be finished and it has a big mirror, or a wholy white tip, which is hard to make out in the pic. while p9 has a smaller. A Med. Gull not fully adult has black markings on it´s primarie tips (variable amount) but in a different fashion, a different head pattern and a different shape of the bird.

http://www.baladeornithologique.com/Oiseaux/MouetMelano.htm

JanJ

 

buzzard12

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• Nov 18, 2006

• #6

I stand corrected!!

 

Ronayne88

Seán Ronayne

• Nov 18, 2006

• #7

a med gull woudlnt have that sort of streaking on its head either. In winter just a little black triangle extending from the eye

 

Tav94

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• Nov 19, 2006

• #8

Ronayne88 said:

a med gull woudlnt have that sort of streaking on its head either. In winter just a little black triangle extending from the eye

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Thanks for the ID went out today and found some Med Gulls not far from my house.

 

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JANJ

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• Nov 19, 2006

• #9

There you´ve got it!

JanJ

 

Ronayne88

Seán Ronayne

• Nov 19, 2006

• #10

Very nice shot too!

 

Colin

Axeman (Retired)

• Nov 19, 2006

• #11

Tav94 said:

Thanks for the ID went out today and found some Med Gulls not far from my house.

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and it looks like that one has a colour ring on the left leg. Hope you were able to read it and report it and you may have some interesting information as to the origin of this gull.

 

tarzzz

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• Nov 19, 2006

• #12

Herring, nice photo !

//Ben