Gull or other? Help for ID! Bulgaria (1 Viewer)

[Gerdzhikov]

Hello

I had taken this pictures in Northeast Bulgaria 3 days before (11.9.2015)...I think that this is Gannet or some strange gull.

Can you help me for ID

Sorry about bad pictures

Cheers

 

[AllanM]

Looks like a gannet to me

 

[lou salomon]

neither gannet nor gull (gannet hasn't been recorded in the black sea yet afaik) but a tern species. pretty sure it is a sterna and most probably a common tern, sterna hirundo.

 

[P.Sunesen]

neither gannet nor gull (gannet hasn't been recorded in the black sea yet afaik) but a tern species. pretty sure it is a sterna and most probably a common tern, sterna hirundo.

Agree, but don't you think it looks too long billed and long winged for Common?

A larger species?

Peter

 

[Gerdzhikov]

Lou - Gannet is record in Black sea...Along Bulgarian coast there are 5-6 observations, but is possible to be Tern..but the bill were very big, and a tail were like Gannet...
I had seen Gannet only one time before many years and I`m not sure.

 

[Nutcracker]

Agree with a tern, definitely not a Gannet.

 

[AllanM]

Shouldn't look at these on my phone!

 

[lou salomon]

Agree, but don't you think it looks too long billed and long winged for Common?

A larger species?

Peter

like lesser crested...? i had the same impression peter, but i guess it's just the 'burned' effect of the pics. actually the whole hand looks dark which is best for caspian but i thought tail's too long and structure generally too elegant.

 

[P.Sunesen]

like lesser crested...? i had the same impression peter, but i guess it's just the 'burned' effect of the pics. actually the whole hand looks dark which is best for caspian but i thought tail's too long and structure generally too elegant.

You're probably right, and definitely not Caspian with that tail and structure.

 

[Nutcracker]

i thought tail's too long and structure generally too elegant.

But equally, not very Elegant o

 

[Gerdzhikov]

definitely it`s not Caspian Tern

 

[Gerdzhikov]

like lesser crested...? i had the same impression peter, but i guess it's just the 'burned' effect of the pics. actually the whole hand looks dark which is best for caspian but i thought tail's too long and structure generally too elegant.

The hand is too dark due to light was very low, and when I edited move contrast too much (this is my error)