Balsall Heath Iceland Gull (1 Viewer)

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donnam2

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• Feb 12, 2017

• #21

Rob what makes you think its a sinesis race cormorant ? I don't know much about them but was told its down to the angle of the gular pouch.

 

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Rob_S

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• Feb 12, 2017

• #22

donnam2 said:

Rob what makes you think its a sinesis race cormorant ? I don't know much about them but was told its down to the angle of the gular pouch.

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Happy to further improve my limited knowledge here - I'm going on the comment and photo posted on the Lifford Reservoir thread after I described a bird I'd seen last weekend:
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=336627

 

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Rob_S

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• Feb 12, 2017

• #23

donnam2 said:

The Iceland Gull flew of at 9.30 this morning we got there at 10.30 and it didn't come back till 1.30

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The folks who were at the Waxwings on Windermere Road must have seen it shortly before I arrived there then. Apologies for the incorrect info.

The Iceland Gull had a good fly around a couple of times whilst I was there. A ghostly sight, it must look amazing in the Arctic light.

 

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donnam2

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• Feb 12, 2017

• #24

Just read it all so many people think its too do with the white plumage but are cormorants have different amounts of white when in breeding plumage I think the only realiable way to tell for sure is the angle of the gular pouch

 

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donnam2

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• Feb 12, 2017

• #25

The Iceland gull is such a stunner so lovely to have such a beautiful gull local

 

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Rob_S

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• Feb 13, 2017

• #26

donnam2 said:

Just read it all so many people think its too do with the white plumage but are cormorants have different amounts of white when in breeding plumage I think the only realiable way to tell for sure is the angle of the gular pouch

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Thank you.

Just found this:

http://www.macclesfieldrspb.org.uk/...1/photos/Feb 2011/Cormorant CE/Cormorants.pdf

 

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donnam2

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• Feb 13, 2017

• #27

Your welcome thats an interesting page thank you for sharing Its so interesting learning about subspecies although I dont think I would ever actually be able to accurately ID one when birding think thats way above my head lol

 

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Arctic Prince

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• Mar 3, 2017

• #28

Iceland still at Swanshurst Park yesterday at least til 3:30pm. Later roosted at Bartley. Has remained faithful to these two sites for at least 33 days. Must be a West Mids record for a small urban Pool withou an adjacent Tip.

 

Corvus cornix

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• Mar 3, 2017

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Arctic Prince said:

Iceland still at Swanshurst Park yesterday at least til 3:30pm. Later roosted at Bartley. Has remained faithful to these two sites for at least 33 days. Must be a West Mids record for a small urban Pool withou an adjacent Tip.

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Still there today at 1230 at least. Managed to connect with the little cracker on my third attempt. As you say, it must be a county record for this type of site. Let's hope it stays a while longer.

Cheers