colonelboris
Right way up again
Evening all,
I was wondering if this is a possible Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull, taken in Dublin on 23/11/2013. Main points for me are the mid-grey mantle (almost exactly mid-range between the Herrings and the one LBB present) combined with the pink legs and the single mirror on p10. The size was the same as the Herrings it was severely harassing. Overall it felt to me that it had the look of a Herring in the head shape, but maybe a bit longer in the wings.
The other point that occurred was that it might be a Lesser Black-backed Gull that's not lost the pink legs as it's gained its adult plumage, which would also explain the dark patch on the bill and the slight brown smudge on the training edge on one of the secondaries on the right.
Any opinions welcome!
I was wondering if this is a possible Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull, taken in Dublin on 23/11/2013. Main points for me are the mid-grey mantle (almost exactly mid-range between the Herrings and the one LBB present) combined with the pink legs and the single mirror on p10. The size was the same as the Herrings it was severely harassing. Overall it felt to me that it had the look of a Herring in the head shape, but maybe a bit longer in the wings.
The other point that occurred was that it might be a Lesser Black-backed Gull that's not lost the pink legs as it's gained its adult plumage, which would also explain the dark patch on the bill and the slight brown smudge on the training edge on one of the secondaries on the right.
Any opinions welcome!