Joern Lehmhus
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I had considered this adult bird to be a Caspian gull at that time - but given experiences in Germany in recent years and also several threads at BF here , I wonder if that was correct and if a hybrid could savely be excluded ...
I didnt get any photos as the bird always seemed to avoid getting too close to humans - but I managed a drawing allthough my fingers nearly fell off (very cold snowy conditions). The bird appeared much more slender and longlegged than the herring gulls though of similar size , larger than the also present single Iceland gull. It was darker eyed than the Herring gulls and appeared rather longwinged. I think the wing pattern fits to Caspian gull, but I am no expert here...
It opened and raised its wings when threatening other gulls and calling.
I didnt get any photos as the bird always seemed to avoid getting too close to humans - but I managed a drawing allthough my fingers nearly fell off (very cold snowy conditions). The bird appeared much more slender and longlegged than the herring gulls though of similar size , larger than the also present single Iceland gull. It was darker eyed than the Herring gulls and appeared rather longwinged. I think the wing pattern fits to Caspian gull, but I am no expert here...
It opened and raised its wings when threatening other gulls and calling.