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04-03-2011, 06:06 PM
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| | | Gull ID Parade Req.
Saw these 4 today, am I right in thinking, lesser black backed gull, herring gull and ....... 
What about this one too. Any ideas??? 
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04-03-2011, 06:37 PM
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Think you last one is a Black-headed Gull.
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04-03-2011, 06:58 PM
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1st winter Common Gull? |
04-03-2011, 07:07 PM
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Top photo shows 2 adult Lesser Blackbacks + 1st-winter Common Gull.
The bottom photo shows also a 1st-winter Common Gull (possibly same bird from top photo?) |
04-03-2011, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5  Top photo shows 2 adult Lesser Blackbacks + 1st-winter Common Gull.
The bottom photo shows also a 1st-winter Common Gull (possibly same bird from top photo?) | Doh! Wrong again.
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04-03-2011, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 Top photo shows 2 adult Lesser Blackbacks + 1st-winter Common Gull.
The bottom photo shows also a 1st-winter Common Gull (possibly same bird from top photo?) | They cant be both Lesser blackbacks, this is a better pic. 
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04-03-2011, 07:21 PM
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Lesser Black-backed Gull on the left and Herring Gull on the right. |
04-03-2011, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mightymaiden They cant be both Lesser blackbacks, this is a better pic.
Cheers | It looks like a totally different bird in this photo, so yes, the right-hand bird isn't a LBB. Agree it's a Herring Gull.
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05-03-2011, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 It looks like a totally different bird in this photo, so yes, the right-hand bird isn't a LBB. Agree it's a Herring Gull. | Sure about that? Why not a Yellow-legged Gull?  |
05-03-2011, 11:17 AM
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hmm yes - it does have yellow legs!!! i'd have said YL gull
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