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[snowcap]

Hi Folks, a distant record shot I know, but a 2CY Yellow-legged Gull maybe in Northern England today?

 

[Neil Morris]

Two bird theory, Isle of Man

Went looking for a reported Glauc yesterday and found a Kumlien's, which looks like a slightly advanced second winter (third calendar year) bird. The Glauc turned up too. Pics of both attached.

 

[ody]

Photo taken today close to Thessaloniki,North Greece.
Is this a Larus armenicus?

 

[lou salomon]

it's michahellis, odysseas. armenicus is paler below and doesn't have paler getting iris in 2cy.

 

[snowcap]

Hi folks,
any ID thoughts welcomed on this. Northern England recently.

thanks.

 

[lou salomon]

looks good for a caspian. especially the diamond-shaped lower scaps and the narrow black median bands on tail as well as pointed bill tip.

 

[snowcap]

Thanks Lou, quick off the mark as usual!

 

[ody]

Black-headed Gull ?
Gallikos esuaries ,Oktober 2015.

 

[lou salomon]

yes it is.

 

[ody]

yes it is.

Thank you,Lou!

 

[ashley banwell]

I was thinking Caspian for this gull, it was very long legged, also pale yellow legs, had an Albatross browed expression on its face. Large white mirror on P10 with a slight bar on the tip

 

[lou salomon]

sorry but wingtip pattern wrong for caspian. seems to lack a solid mark on p5 either, which leaves only herring gull. the amount of black on wing and yellowish legs made me think of YLG but p5 mark seems to be small.

 

[Tiraya]

I can't tell; is this lou posting images for everyone to try ID at, or everyone posting gulls to get ID confirmation from lou :-O

 

[lou salomon]

I can't tell; is this lou posting images for everyone to try ID at, or everyone posting gulls to get ID confirmation from lou :-O

in a miraculous way it has inverted over the years...B
but many many people have posted in this long lasting thread!

 

[Tiraya]

Well until we get a laser pointer which we can point at gulls and it tells us what they are and how old they are, may this thread ever remain active :t:

 

[snowcap]

Hi folks,
this was taken in the UK in December.First-winter Lesser Black-backed or Yellow-legged Gull?

cheers,

 

[Ighalo is amazing]

Have a go at this bird:

 

[lou salomon]

Hi folks,
this was taken in the UK in December.First-winter Lesser Black-backed or Yellow-legged Gull?
cheers,
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to me it looks like a YLG. happy new year!

 

[lou salomon]

Have a go at this bird:
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hi, i can just repeat what i said in the ID forum: without seeing its primary pattern there's no way to ID it. happy new year!

 

[snowcap]

Thanks Lou, happy new year to you too!