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30-12-2010, 03:32 PM
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| | | Blackheaded Gulls with Black head
Hi,
I saw some Black-headed gulls today, they are looked like 'winter' birds, however one stood out in that it had a blackish head.
What's going on, why has this one bird got a black head?
Photos shown below....
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30-12-2010, 03:37 PM
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| | | Re: Blackheaded Gulls with Black head
Seems quite early, but believable, ive not seen any even beginning to moult yet. Had they completed the head moult? They usually have the head moult between January and April. |
30-12-2010, 03:39 PM
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30-12-2010, 04:51 PM
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dare i say the black head of the family .. get it... 
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31-12-2010, 02:43 AM
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Nothing unusual in that. Fairly common occurrence.
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31-12-2010, 07:23 AM
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| | | Re: Blackheaded Gulls with Black head
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Originally Posted by Guinnessman1974  Hi,
I saw some Black-headed gulls today, they are looked like 'winter' birds, however one stood out in that it had a blackish head.
What's going on, why has this one bird got a black head?
Photos shown below.... | Hi, we currently have 2 BH Gulls in South Shields at the moment like that, one with a solid black head and one like yours with a mottled black head.
It's also worth thoroughly checking any groups of BH Gulls you come across as we also have 3 Mediterranean Gulls here at the moment and they are easily missed due to the similarities between them. | | |
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