ckn

25/01/2010

This gull was seen at Nam Sang Wai this morning.  It has a broad dark band at tail but it seems not a Black-tailed Gull as its bill is dark instead of yellow and its neck is not short.  Though its forehead looks like a Slender-billed Gull, yet its iris is dark and not white. It has a flat/long forehead and white eye lids as a Pallas's Gull, but its bill is not yellow nor big.

Please advise the ID of this gull.

Sorry for the poorly captured photos.  

ckn

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Original posted by HFCheung at 25/01/2010 16:47
Size is difficult to judge. It looks like Vega to me.

HF Cheung

Thanks Dr. Cheung.  

KN

ckn

Thanks Cyrus, Sheunglai, and Geoff for their helps in identifying this bird.  I was quite confused at first after searching from and making reference to the books "HK and Southern China Birds" as well as "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hong Kong".  

Thank you very much.  

KN