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Author: zaku0328 Time: 13/02/2010 15:23 Subject: Gull ID Please

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Author: HFCheung Time: 13/02/2010 15:45

Looks like Yellow-legged. ID from photo is difficult, especially when there is only one view and only one bird (size comparison not possible).

HF Cheung

Author: zaku0328 Time: 13/02/2010 16:41

Thank you Mr Cheung!

Another view of this Gull

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Author: cgeoff Time: 17/02/2010 15:22

The photo of the bird standing shows that it is a 1y heuglini. Too dark above, and a fair number of moulted feathers on the upperparts.

I think if people are going to put photos of gulls, in particular, up here for identification, it would be helpful, and only fair, to upload shots that show different aspects of a bird. Asking for identification of a 1y gull from the underside only can be a little ambitious.

Geoff

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