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Author: cywong    Time: 23/02/2008 22:59     Subject: Shandong, Feb2008

Shandong, 03/02/08 to 07/02/08

Vega Gulls (Please correct me if they are not.)






Black-tailed Gulls






Common Mergansers

Male & Female


Female







Male








Mallard - Male & Female



Common Goldeneye - Male & Female



Common Shelduck


Common Cranes


Coal Tit


Blue Rock Thrush

Author: Hendrix    Time: 24/02/2008 10:28

nice  

  山東長島 ?
Author: cgeoff    Time: 24/02/2008 20:35

Cherry,

The first bird is a Yellow-legged Gull L. (c) mongolicus. Pale upperparts, very little streaking around the head, large white mirror in p10, and pinkish-yellowish legs.

The second bird is a Vega Gull, based on the smaller mirror on p10 and purer pink legs. The adult chasing the merganser is also a Vega Gull.

Geoff
Author: cywong    Time: 25/02/2008 21:58

[quote:0b8403fdfc="thendrix"]nice  

  山東長島 ?[/quote]

謝謝!

因為不夠時間,沒有去長島;只是去了成山衛和石島。
Author: cywong    Time: 25/02/2008 22:11

[quote:8058e9d8df="cgeoff"]Cherry,

The first bird is a Yellow-legged Gull L. (c) mongolicus. Pale upperparts, very little streaking around the head, large white mirror in p10, and pinkish-yellowish legs.

The second bird is a Vega Gull, based on the smaller mirror on p10 and purer pink legs. The adult chasing the merganser is also a Vega Gull.

Geoff[/quote]

Geoff,

Thanks for correcting the identities of the gulls and explaining the differences between Yellow-legged Gulls and Vega gulls. In fact, I found it very difficult to differentiate between these 2 species, and MacKinnon & Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of China indicates that onlyVega Gulls are present in this part of China, so I assumed that all these gulls are Vega Gulls.




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