-
Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.
Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Herring or yellow-legged gull? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Glimmer
- Start date
Herring Gull.
Robert_Young
Well-known member
Agreed
lou salomon
the birdonist
very hard if not impossible to tell from this pic. it's obviously a 3rd cycle (4cy) bird and some local 'lusitanius' YLG can look astonishing similar to herring gulls. i think it is a "lusie".
Glimmer
Well-known member
In the "field" it was paler than the YLGs around, also the legs.. my jizz was herring
Gents, adult (or near-adult) Herring Gulls have pale eyes, no?
The legs suggest Herring Gull (if I am seeing "pinkish" legs) but everything else suggests California Gull to me... mainly the dark iris and black w/ red markings on yellow bill.
Could it be a hybrid... or other?
EDIT: 2nd pic to me suggests Herring Gull (adults) for the 2nd bird from left and also on far right (note the darker mantles and pale eyes).
The legs suggest Herring Gull (if I am seeing "pinkish" legs) but everything else suggests California Gull to me... mainly the dark iris and black w/ red markings on yellow bill.
Could it be a hybrid... or other?
EDIT: 2nd pic to me suggests Herring Gull (adults) for the 2nd bird from left and also on far right (note the darker mantles and pale eyes).
Last edited:
Glimmer
Well-known member
The four others are larus fuscus. And the gull in question is not a California gull: paler, etc etc (just impossible un Spain also)
Last edited:
