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Baltic Gull? Sweden (1 Viewer)
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Sangahyando
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Looks very much like a LBBG, or Baltic Gull as you call it, IMO.
Iraq Babbler
Well-known member
Hello
Why it is not?
Omar
Why it is not?
Omar
lou salomon
the birdonist
yes, in stockholm i saw my first "breeding region" baltic gulls - like this one, nice adult.
I actually read about Baltic Gulls a few hours before this one and when I saw it I thought definitely not a GBB Gull as the photographer has stated. I would have thought LBBG due to the yellow legs any how but that website which was mentioned in another gull id thread on this forum described a Baltic Gull and this bird appeared to tick all the boxes.
Thanks for the confirmation.
Thanks for the confirmation.
KenM
Well-known member
KenM
Well-known member
I've only knowingly seen one adult bird..which was sandwiched between a GBBG and a LBBG, the pp was so long that it had an almost Pheasant persona, apparently this is a feature of female Baltic Gull?
Cheers
lou salomon
the birdonist
it's probably a male, on relative strong bill for a baltic gull.
generally (in large gulls) females are smaller but have the proportionally longer wings than males. but look at the rear end: this bird has long wings like most baltic gulls: distance between tail tip and wingtip is double the distance between tertial tip and tail tip (about same length in herring gulls).
generally (in large gulls) females are smaller but have the proportionally longer wings than males. but look at the rear end: this bird has long wings like most baltic gulls: distance between tail tip and wingtip is double the distance between tertial tip and tail tip (about same length in herring gulls).
Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
Nice shot with a Baltic Gull.
