Subject: Gull ID please - Pallas's Gull or other [Print This Page] Author: Allen Time: 8/03/2008 21:02 Subject: Gull ID please - Pallas's Gull or other
8/3/2008
Mai Po Mudflat
Thanks to Tony found the gull.
The gull has yellow bill with black tip. May it be Pallas's Gull?
Please help to identify. Thanks in advance.
Author: cgeoff Time: 8/03/2008 21:13
Upperparts too dark for Pallas's, and wing tip pattern incorrect. This is a Heuglin's Gull, probably 3rd winter.
The third photo is a different bird, based on the billl pattern. Difficult to say what it is from this angle and with only the head in view, but it's not Pallas's. That would show some dark marking on the head and a more strongly yellow billl.
Geoff Author: Allen Time: 8/03/2008 21:40
Thanks for your rapid reply.
Allen
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