Les Palmyre, France, Gulls, 16/08/2023 (1 Viewer)

[Bewick]

Can anyone ID these distant shots? I suspect the first few photos are either LBBG or YLG but unsure if the photos are Identifiable.

Any help appreciated.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,

my main intension is to bump your interesting thread up, so Lou and others can jump in. Thanks!

The first seems an adult Lesser black backed Gull: secondaries seems real blackish, but its difficult to be sure if this isnt an artefact. Or are the inner primaries too pale?

Your second bird might well be a 1cy Herring Gull. Yes, I can just detect an indication of a darkish YLG mask, but still looks better for a Herring Gull.

(Sadly fewer Yellow legged Gulls to study in the last weeks than last year....)