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Best side by side illustrations of Caspian, YLG, Herring etc? (1 Viewer)

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Hi all,
Which publication in your opinion has the best lineup illustrations of the large white headed gulls in their different age groups so I can get to grips with tertials, coverts, primary patterns etc? I'd rather illustrations than photos ideally.
Thanks
Sean
 
Well that's the advantage of a paper book, you can look at several pages at once - we had lately a thread where some people considered non-electronic material obsolete, this is exactly the kind of use case. I am afraid that while other books may provide the drawings more conveniently the exhaustivness of the gull bible in terms of plumages and stages is hard to equal.
 
Herring vs. Caspian gull side by side. Okay, it only works this well for half of the page, comparing the other sides needs some head movement. Still, the level of clarity in both drawings and text is unparalleled and I personally find the addition of photos very helpful.

Not that I can actually ID any large gulls ...
 

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opisska said:
Well that's the advantage of a paper book, you can look at several pages at once - we had lately a thread where some people considered non-electronic material obsolete
Click to expand...

Open the Collins 'Bird guide' app and click compare... :king:

But agreed, Olsen & Larsson book is the most detailed guide to identify large gulls.
 
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