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What Gull is this? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Pluvius
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Binocularface
You've all got one...............!
Hi,
My vote would be for Common Gull on this bird also. The mantle appears to dark for Ring-billed Gull also the broad tertial crescent and bill/head structure are all supportive of Common Gull.
Regards
Tristan
My vote would be for Common Gull on this bird also. The mantle appears to dark for Ring-billed Gull also the broad tertial crescent and bill/head structure are all supportive of Common Gull.
Regards
Tristan
JANJ
Well-known member
It´s a Common Gull Pluvius, just by looking at the wide tertial crescent and the obvious contrast with the grey of the tertials and upperparts, never seen on a Ring-billed which usually has diffuse tertial crescent and not contrastig due to paler upperparts. The bill looks rather short and thin with a thin dark band. Heavier bill with broader dark band in Ring-billed. Struckture more in line with Common Gull with a smallish rounded head, and although Ring-billed can look quite round headed it doesn´t appear quite like on the one here.
JanJ
JanJ
Happisbirder
Always looking, seldom finding...
...and the dark eye. Common Gull for me also. It's not that unusual to see apparent adults with 'banding' on the bill, a feature of 2nd yr birds.
James
James