Ross Ahmed
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In my recent experience Ellington Tip area (including Linton Lane NR and surrounding fields) is one of the best sites to study gulls in the North-east. Visited site a few times in winter, but now armed with a camera, I'm going to try to make occasional visits.
To unearth something like a American Herring Gull or Caspian Gull would be awesome, but visits should provide an excellent opportunity to study large gulls. I will post on here any photos of interesting birds, and perhaps link posts to ID Q&A section. All comments very welcome!
Spent couple of hours in hide yest pm at Linton Lane. Not too much of interest, but have still included a few photos below. Perhaps several hundred large gulls visited over the period - many of which staying only briefly.
Pic. 1: ad Common Gull - beginning moult of primaries
Pic. 2: LBB Gull - presumably a moulting 3rd cal yr bird. The combination of mainly dark wings and dark eye in early July reminded me of 2cy fuscus, but relatively pale wings point away from this
Pic 3: 2nd-sum Herring Gull - combination of dark-looking mantle feathers, washed out bill and sparse dark markings on greater coverts perhaps suggest argentatus?
Pic 4: portrait of 2nd-year Herring Gull
To unearth something like a American Herring Gull or Caspian Gull would be awesome, but visits should provide an excellent opportunity to study large gulls. I will post on here any photos of interesting birds, and perhaps link posts to ID Q&A section. All comments very welcome!
Spent couple of hours in hide yest pm at Linton Lane. Not too much of interest, but have still included a few photos below. Perhaps several hundred large gulls visited over the period - many of which staying only briefly.
Pic. 1: ad Common Gull - beginning moult of primaries
Pic. 2: LBB Gull - presumably a moulting 3rd cal yr bird. The combination of mainly dark wings and dark eye in early July reminded me of 2cy fuscus, but relatively pale wings point away from this
Pic 3: 2nd-sum Herring Gull - combination of dark-looking mantle feathers, washed out bill and sparse dark markings on greater coverts perhaps suggest argentatus?
Pic 4: portrait of 2nd-year Herring Gull
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