Sunday, 6 February 2011

For the gull lovers

Larid (Russell F Spencer)

Herring or Yellow-legged Gull?

Photo taken in Hull, Yorkshire yesterday.
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2 comments:

  1. Neil Spiers8 February 2011 at 01:05

    After the wee Twitter conversation regarding this one mate am siding more towards Yellow Legged but band seems solid black and not just the edge.... difficult one

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  2. davidearlgray10 February 2011 at 02:11

    Hi David, looks like a GBB Gull to me, look at the pale windows on the inner primaries!(check pg 190 in the 2nd edition of the Collins guide for an example). Hope this helps?
    Dave.

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