one of seven adult Mediterranean gulls in the fields at Goring Gap, always nice to see |
striking Herring Gull at Shoreham Yacht Club |
its mantle appeared a similar colour to the bird behind but perhaps darker than the back bird |
but it showed very little black in the closed wing suggesting argentatus |
although it wasn't particularly large |
extensive white tip to p10 is also indicative of argentatus |
at this angle the black in the primaries hardly shows at all |
making the wings look more like a Thayer's Gull's |
black restricted to outermost primaries |
rubbish flight shot |
local Herring Gull A6XY. Not sure what it had done to its ring since 23 November when I last saw but it is now hardly readable |
North Thames Herring Gull Z5RT |
part of North Thames Herring Gull A4BT |
Megan and Cookie, the newest member of our household |
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