tomjenner
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I took photos of some large gulls as they flew passed me today at Jebel Aulia Dam just south of Khartoum. According to the "Distribution Atlas of Sudan's Birds" by Nikolaus, the only large gulls of this type in the country are Heuglin's Gull (a vagrant inland) and Lesser Black-backed Gull of the race L. f. fuscus. However, I am conscious that there may be other possibilities. There were several Lesser Black-backs around that all had very dark upperparts and I have included a photo for comparison (the 4th photo). When this paler bird flew past it stood out from the others. I am not familiar with Heuglin's and I'm a bit out of touch with what's been going on with large gulls in the last few years, so any comments will be welcomed.
Sorry for the poor quality of the photos, but all I had was fly-bys.
Thanks
Tom
Sorry for the poor quality of the photos, but all I had was fly-bys.
Thanks
Tom
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