Red Loral
Red Loral
Hi,
I'm new to bird watching so please be patient. This morning I was looking out of my office window (I work from home), when a gull with a black head flew over. I looked through my books and they all relate to either a Mediterranean Gull, Little Gull, Sabine's Gull or a Black Headed Gull. The text accompaning the description of each bird states that the gulls do not have black heads in the winter. They only have plummage with black heads in the summer.
The gull appeared to be closest to the description of the Mediterranean Gull.
I live near Newark, Nottinghamshire, approximately four miles from a refuge tip which attracts large flocks of gulls and crows.
Is it possible that gulls are starting to moult earlier, or did I see another species of gull?
Red Loral
I'm new to bird watching so please be patient. This morning I was looking out of my office window (I work from home), when a gull with a black head flew over. I looked through my books and they all relate to either a Mediterranean Gull, Little Gull, Sabine's Gull or a Black Headed Gull. The text accompaning the description of each bird states that the gulls do not have black heads in the winter. They only have plummage with black heads in the summer.
The gull appeared to be closest to the description of the Mediterranean Gull.
I live near Newark, Nottinghamshire, approximately four miles from a refuge tip which attracts large flocks of gulls and crows.
Is it possible that gulls are starting to moult earlier, or did I see another species of gull?
Red Loral