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Herring Gull 5150.jpg (Larus argentatus)

Herring Gull juvenile...Have a great weekend
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Habitat
Coastal
Location
Pett Level, East Sussex
Date taken
February 2025
Scientific name
Larus argentatus
Equipment used
Nikon
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Reactions: peterday, Stanley Jones and Alexander Stöhr
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Hello Mali,

I hope this doesnt come out top pedantic and thanks for sharing your pictures.

But I cant resist you know: your Herring Gull is in its 3cy= 2nd cycle.
Axillaries are too pale with only a few patterned feathers there. Bill-base is pale and head/body too white for quite a few late 1st Winter Herring Gulls (and inner primaries are too white for a 1st cycle bird?)
 
mali
Alexander Stöhr said:
Hello Mali,

I hope this doesnt come out top pedantic and thanks for sharing your pictures.

But I cant resist you know: your Herring Gull is in its 3cy= 2nd cycle.
Axillaries are too pale with only a few patterned feathers there. Bill-base is pale and head/body too white for quite a few late 1st Winter Herring Gulls (and inner primaries are too white for a 1st cycle bird?)
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Thanks for the info Alexander...These juvenile Gulls could be on a bi(cycle) LOL, and I still wouldn't be able to tell their ages...People like yourself who are so dedicated to this part of avian pleasure, have my full admiration...And thanks again, regards, Mali
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
mali
Date added
View count
85
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/6400 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Herring Gull 5150.jpg
File size
97.5 KB
Date taken
Fri, 28 February 2025 12:27 PM
Dimensions
4242px x 3255px

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