Seabirds from Hurghada, Egypt (2 Viewers)

[Deb335077]

please Confirm or correct my guesses please
1. Slender Bill Gull
2. Greater Crested Tern
3. Not sure on the cormorant shot (distant)
4. Sooty Gull

Thank you for any help given
Debbie

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

I think the tern is Caspian

 

[Prestdj]

1 yes
2 caspian tern note massive red bill
3 cormorant
4 white eyed gull ie long thin bill

 

[Butty]

1. Yes, slender-billed gull - with its prehistoric head-shape © DIMW.
2. Not greater crested tern - bill-colour and head-pattern are wrong. I'm not really happy with it as Caspian tern: bill isn't massive and has no black tip, and underside of outer primaries isn't dark enough - but it does have Caspian tern's characteristic notch in the edge to the black cap, by the bill-base. Pass.
3. Great cormorant.
4. Yes, sooty gull - e.g. greeny-yellow base to heavy bill.
(Assuming these are all very recent - but it's always sensible/useful/interesting to give dates, with every ID request - thanks.)

 

[aeshna5]

I'm happy 2 is a Caspian Tern. Can't see any other possibilities.

 

[Deb335077]

1. Yes, slender-billed gull - with its prehistoric head-shape © DIMW.
2. Not greater crested tern - bill-colour and head-pattern are wrong. I'm not really happy with it as Caspian tern: bill isn't massive and has no black tip, and underside of outer primaries isn't dark enough - but it does have Caspian tern's characteristic notch in the edge to the black cap, by the bill-base. Pass.
3. Great cormorant.
4. Yes, sooty gull - e.g. greeny-yellow base to heavy bill.
(Assuming these are all very recent - but it's always sensible/useful/interesting to give dates, with every ID request - thanks.)

These were all taken in the last week