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27-10-2008, 12:00 PM
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| |  Common Gull??
Hello!
Spent some time taking advantage of a break in the weather yesterday to walk around Roath Park in Cardiff. Loads of birds, and not a lot of people - my favorite setting! Not really anything new that I noticed, and normally I don't notice seagulls, but this one caught my eye. I'm not at all familiar with seagulls, particularly those outside of full adult plumage, so I'm having a real tough time trying ID'ing this one. I think it looks like all of them LOL  . So I wanted someone more familiar with gulls to have a go at it.
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27-10-2008, 01:10 PM
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| | | Re: Common Gull??
Hello Dae I am torn between the Lesser Black-Backed and the Common Gull,both are I believe 1st year juveniles,if I was to take a geuss I would go with the Common Gull just something that dont seem right for the Lbb.
No doubt someone will help to confirm
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27-10-2008, 01:40 PM
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| | | Re: Common Gull??
Hi,
This may be a juvenile Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis in my opinion - the black marking on the bill just seems too broad for the band that a Common develops over the winter, together with a generally less placid facial appearance of a Common. As well as that, to me it has a more Herring gull-like body, too. 
Compare your photo to this, by chunkychambers from the Gallery...
Someone else will confirm - this is just my take on it!!
Last edited by Jason Green; 27-10-2008 at 01:53 PM.
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27-10-2008, 02:18 PM
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| | | Re: Common Gull??
Looks like second winter Lesser Black Back imo
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27-10-2008, 02:38 PM
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| | | Re: Common Gull??
Well I assumed ID'ing this fellow would be tough, looks like my fears were confirmed 
I'm hesitant to think ring-billed gull, simply as it doesn't seem to be as likely as a LBB or common gull - but that'd be very nice indeed if it were true!
So seems LBB is the winning contender at the moment? |
27-10-2008, 04:17 PM
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| | | Re: Common Gull??
Looks like a second year herring gull to me .  |
27-10-2008, 05:29 PM
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| | | Re: Common Gull??
LOL Ok I cry mercy. I suppose this is one of those ones that I'll never really be able to ID with confidence. Thanks everyone for having a look! |
27-10-2008, 08:08 PM
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| |  Re: Common Gull??
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Originally Posted by johnwray205  Looks like a second year herring gull to me . | You're right- that's what it is! |
27-10-2008, 08:10 PM
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| | | Re: Common Gull??
Well this one sounds very likely, as they were the only other gull besides black-headed gulls that were at the park. I'm happy to go with that one | | |
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