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ichthyaetus hemprichii

Sooty Gull

Holding what looks like a small stingray. Locally distributed along the Arabian coasts, they reach their southernmost winter limit here in Tanzania. An immature by its dark tail band, paler mantle and more extensive dark breast. Note the narrow white eyebrow which helps separate it from the...
- jmorlan
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- Feb 21, 2025
- dar es salaam ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull tanzania
- Comments: 1
- Category: Africa
Sooty gulls

watching carefully some young men who were fishing, the boys kept on giving those greedy gulls some of there catch, personally i wanted to shoo them away, after i took these shots, LOL. hope you like it
- ammadoux
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- Oct 29, 2021
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull sooty gull larus hemprichii
- Comments: 12
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty and white-eyed

a quick visit to the shore to see the pelicans or anything interesting bird, i got these and a busy western reed heron, not the most exiting for me, but i hope you like it. thanks so much.
- ammadoux
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- May 25, 2021
- ichthyaetus hemprichii ichthyaetus leucophthalmus jeddah saudi arabia sooty gull white-eyed gull
- Comments: 14
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty gull

went to the central fish market with my sister and her little ones, then i thought why don't i try to get some fishes to feed the many gulls gliding over the area. feeding gulls is so much fun, the kids like it so much they made me go again with them today also. hope you like it.
- ammadoux
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- Aug 2, 2020
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 15
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull

Sharm shore
- hindleygreener
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- Jan 10, 2019
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull egypt
- Comments: 3
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull

Gull
- brackenb
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- Nov 14, 2014
- gull ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Comments: 3
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull

Sooty Gull
- mohamed ismael
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- Apr 27, 2014
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull birds
- Comments: 1
- Category: Africa
Sooty Gull

Seen one year ago in the Wadi Gimal ( Shams Alam), Egypt.
- kittywake
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- Feb 6, 2013
- egypt ichthyaetus hemprichii shams alam sooty gull wadi gimal
- Comments: 4
- Category: Middle-East
Final approach
- mikemik
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- Dec 26, 2012
- flight ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 3
- Category: Middle-East
Wings
- mikemik
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- Dec 26, 2012
- flight ichthyaetus hemprichii socotra sooty gull
- Comments: 1
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull
- mikemik
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- Dec 26, 2012
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 2
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull
- barty63
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- Jun 3, 2012
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 3
- Category: Middle-East
form the shore

took this the same day i took the crab plover which was a lifer, so i forgot about it, although this two put an unforgettable show to me and my friend. yes the WR heron was begging the gull to share the big fish he got. no one thought the gull to share obviously. Hope you like it. thanks. BTW...
- ammadoux
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- Oct 14, 2011
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull + western reef heron
- Comments: 32
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull

Photographed 20 km south of Marsa Alam, Egypt
- Reader
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- Aug 21, 2011
- flight ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 2
- Category: Africa
Sooty Gull

Photographed 20 km south of Marsa Alam, Egypt
- Reader
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- Aug 21, 2011
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 3
- Category: Africa
Sooty

I wasn't expecting Gulls this colour. I'm assuming Middle-East is right for Oman.
- AlanR
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- Jul 22, 2011
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 1
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull
- barty63
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- Jun 19, 2011
- flight ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 6
- Category: Middle-East
Wings
- mikemik
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- Nov 27, 2010
- flight ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 3
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull
- mikemik
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- Nov 27, 2010
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 4
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull

A couple of Gulls from last year today. I think these may be the first gulls I've posted.
- AndrewA
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- Oct 14, 2010
- ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Comments: 5
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull
- barty63
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- Aug 18, 2010
- flight ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 5
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull

Many of these on the beach today, couldnt help taking a load more shots !!
- barty63
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- May 29, 2010
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 9
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull
- Patrick Floré
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- May 15, 2010
- flight ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 4
- Category: Africa
Sooty Gull

Some pics from my trip to Al Zora shoreline in Ajman. Terns and Cormorants interacting with the fishermen was a lovely experience.
- barty63
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- May 12, 2010
- ichthyaetus hemprichii sooty gull
- Comments: 6
- Category: Middle-East
Sooty Gull
- AndrewA
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- Feb 7, 2010
- ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Comments: 8
- Category: Middle-East

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