Larid - London April 06 (1 Viewer)

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ChrisTurner

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• Apr 26, 2006

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Views please

As a birder who stuggles with gulls. These are the same bird.

As the title suggests - taken a week or so ago in London

Many thanks

Chris

 

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HH75

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• Apr 26, 2006

• #2

Hi Chris,
To me, the barred greater coverts, grey-toned scaps etc point towards this being a 1st-s (2nd cal year) Herring Gull.
Regards,
Harry

 

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ChrisTurner

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• Apr 26, 2006

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Harry

Despite the outer GCov being more solid (as in LBBG and YLG)?

C

 

JANJ

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• Apr 26, 2006

• #4

Sometimes Herring do have a rather solid dark greater covert bar, usually on the outer GC, but occasionally more than just the outer:
http://www.magikbirds.com/image.asp?title_id=793&show_thumbnails=False

Your flying bird probably shows the other wing, compared to the one standing, and there seems to be a difference in pattern, in the amount of solid GC. Together with structure, primary projection and pale inner primaries to mention some character it´s a 2cy Herring Gull like Harry suggest.

JanJ

 

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ChrisTurner

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• Apr 26, 2006

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JANJ said:

Sometimes Herring do have a rather solid dark greater covert bar, usually on the outer GC, but occasionally more than just the outer:
http://www.magikbirds.com/image.asp?title_id=793&show_thumbnails=False

Your flying bird probably shows the other wing, compared to the one standing, and there seems to be a difference in pattern, in the amount of solid GC. Together with structure, primary projection and pale inner primaries to mention some character it´s a 2cy Herring Gull like Harry suggest.

JanJ

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Many thanks

Chris