Valéry Schollaert
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Hi all,
All those photos are from Van, Eastern Turkey, taken this month (August 2020).
I believed all are Armenian Gulls. About the two adults, I'm surprised that the typical blackish band on the bill of the species is so attenuated ; iris looks paler than usual. I also wonder about the legs, so dull.
The two immatures with black bill are very pale, worn I guess. Can 1cy be that worn or are they 2cy ? I would say 2cy, but didn't know bill can be all black at this age.
The last bird look different than all others I see around. Can it be a 2cy, as the previous ones, but that moulted mantle and scapulars while previous are only about to moult ?
Thank you !
All those photos are from Van, Eastern Turkey, taken this month (August 2020).
I believed all are Armenian Gulls. About the two adults, I'm surprised that the typical blackish band on the bill of the species is so attenuated ; iris looks paler than usual. I also wonder about the legs, so dull.
The two immatures with black bill are very pale, worn I guess. Can 1cy be that worn or are they 2cy ? I would say 2cy, but didn't know bill can be all black at this age.
The last bird look different than all others I see around. Can it be a 2cy, as the previous ones, but that moulted mantle and scapulars while previous are only about to moult ?
Thank you !
