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<blockquote data-quote="lou salomon" data-source="post: 1375266" data-attributes="member: 16268"><p>still would like to hear opinions about the strong marked 1st winter bird (#691, 692) - caspian? in stuttgart.</p><p></p><p>cristian's latest pics imo show only YLGs although i'm not totally sure if the first bird couldn't be a short legged 2cy caspian.</p><p></p><p>1. 2cy (probably mich but has some caspian traits); bird in background 2cy mich</p><p>2. 2cy some new median coverts</p><p>3. 2cy quite typical</p><p>4. 2cy with some dull marked greyish scaps</p><p>5. 2cy with no(?) visible moult in coverts giving a plain dark brown appearance</p><p>6. 2cy with 2 moulted median coverts only (left wing)</p><p>7. 3cy classic</p><p>8. 2cy</p><p>9. 2cy again with such dull patterned, more adult like dark grey scaps - probably later moulted (recently) than the clear patterned ones</p><p>10. 3cy with advanced bill colouring</p><p>11. 2cy scap pattern resembles a bit that of many caspians (dark shaft streak)</p><p>12. adult (5cy+) plus 2_2cy</p><p>13. 4cy - has a visible p10 mirror</p><p></p><p>thanks for sharing,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lou salomon, post: 1375266, member: 16268"] still would like to hear opinions about the strong marked 1st winter bird (#691, 692) - caspian? in stuttgart. cristian's latest pics imo show only YLGs although i'm not totally sure if the first bird couldn't be a short legged 2cy caspian. 1. 2cy (probably mich but has some caspian traits); bird in background 2cy mich 2. 2cy some new median coverts 3. 2cy quite typical 4. 2cy with some dull marked greyish scaps 5. 2cy with no(?) visible moult in coverts giving a plain dark brown appearance 6. 2cy with 2 moulted median coverts only (left wing) 7. 3cy classic 8. 2cy 9. 2cy again with such dull patterned, more adult like dark grey scaps - probably later moulted (recently) than the clear patterned ones 10. 3cy with advanced bill colouring 11. 2cy scap pattern resembles a bit that of many caspians (dark shaft streak) 12. adult (5cy+) plus 2_2cy 13. 4cy - has a visible p10 mirror thanks for sharing, [/QUOTE]
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