Gull Identifications - Chew Valley Lake, England 26.08.18 (1 Viewer)

Paul Chapman

Well-known member

• Sep 16, 2018

• #1

I struggle with gulls - particularly judging the alleged differences in bill size & structure and the variability of tertial patterns. So help with the attached gratefully received.

I have identified the first as a Great Black-backed Gull, the second and third as Herring Gulls and the fourth and fifth as Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Many thanks

Paul

 

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Sep 16, 2018

• #2

Agree on ##1-4. Think #5 might be another Herring, as it has pale notches on the tertials.

But I'm crap at immature large gulls as well, so don't rely on my guesses 8-P

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Sep 16, 2018

• #3

right, 1-4 are correctly identified but 5 is another hering gull.

 

Paul Chapman

Well-known member

• Sep 16, 2018

• #4

Thank you both.

 

Paul Chapman

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2018

• #5

Three has been correctly identified as a Yellow-legged Gull. (I really am terrible on juvenile gulls.)

All the best

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• Sep 24, 2018

• #6

do you have any more pics of no 3? from this pic alone i'd not ID it as YLG.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Sep 24, 2018

• #7

Of #3 - if the bird was at Mornington Crescent, then it was a YLG :t:




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Paul Chapman

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2018

• #8

Just the one pic retained. I tend to be fairly brutal in only keeping one of very similar shots or deleting inferior ones and I only took a profile picture.

All the best