Gull in Venice, Feb 2015 (terrible pics) (1 Viewer)

Seth Miller

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• Jul 16, 2019

• #1

Saw these gulls while on a ferry from Venice to Burano. I know the pics are terrible, but is it possible to identify them or not? If so it would be a lifer since I have very few gull species at all and none from Europe.

 

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Jean FRANCOIS

Well-known member

• Jul 16, 2019

• #2

Hello,
the big one is probably the Yellow-legged Gull and the little one probably the Black-headed Gull.
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Jean

 

Seth Miller

Well-known member

• Jul 16, 2019

• #3

Jean FRANCOIS said:

Hello,
the big one is probably the Yellow-legged Gull and the little one probably the Black-headed Gull.
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Jean

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Thanks for the input! Anyone able to confirm?

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Jul 16, 2019

• #4

you can't ID them from these pics but the suggested species are the most likely ones and you defintely saw both species when crossing the lagoon.

 

Seth Miller

Well-known member

• Jul 16, 2019

• #5

lou salomon said:

you can't ID them from these pics but the suggested species are the most likely ones and you defintely saw both species when crossing the lagoon.

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Thanks.
So is it, in a birding sense, morally right to "tick" them or not?

 

Richard Prior

Halfway up an Alp

• Jul 16, 2019

• #6

That’s very much up to you!

 

wheatearlp

Well-known member

• Jul 16, 2019

• #7

Seth Miller said:

Thanks.
So is it, in a birding sense, morally right to "tick" them or not?

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That's down to you. Personally I prefer a positive ID, i.e. it is that species rather than an ID by elimination.

However they are more than likely the suggested species, especially the 'more than likely' BHGs in the last pic.

 

rollingthunder

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• Jul 17, 2019

• #8

I agree with the identification of the images - they are terrible pictures

Laurie:t:

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Jul 17, 2019

• #9

rollingthunder said:

I agree with the identification of the images - they are terrible pictures

Laurie:t:

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Seconded, at best, all you get from images such as this are 'probable' ID's, if you're happy with that, it's up to you.

 

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Rotherbirder

Well-known member

• Jul 17, 2019

• #10

Seth Miller said:

Thanks.
So is it, in a birding sense, morally right to "tick" them or not?

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... if you are willing to 'tick' species 'possibly' identified from dodgy images by other birders - why, yes!

RB

 

Seth Miller

Well-known member

• Jul 17, 2019

• #11

Thanks for the help all! I'll take it that I have in all likelihood seen Black-backed and Yellow-legged Gull, but not really tickable since I didn't ID it at the time and these photos are nowhere near conclusive.