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Author: fkm Time: 4/03/2013 22:18 Subject: Gull ID please

May I know if this is a Black-tailed Gull? Thanks for any guidance.

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Author: ivantse Time: 5/03/2013 10:02

Yes. you're right. This is an adult Black-tailed Gull.
Red and black mark on the bill, pale iris and relative darker color on the back showed this should be a black-tailed Gull
Can I know the time and location you took this photo?

Author: fkm Time: 5/03/2013 10:05

Oops, sorry about omitting the locations, the bird was seen, at quite a distance, in Macau, Zone 2 of their "Reserve", now rendered as a massive construction site!

Author: lrichard Time: 5/03/2013 10:34

And the date?

This species is rarely reported from Macao.

Author: brendank Time: 5/03/2013 18:52

Gulls frequently site on the breakwalls visible just beyond the Mecau Ferry Terminal from the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry. I saw Black-tailed Gull there last winter from the ferry. Unfortunately, the breakwalls seem to be slightly to far from land so I think it would be difficult to check the gulls from land.

Author: fkm Time: 6/03/2013 08:33

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Original posted by lrichard at 5/03/2013 10:34
And the date?

This species is rarely reported from Macao.

Dear Richard,

I include a date in all my photos. If you could not see it well, it is March 4, the morning I posted the picture up.

According to a veteran local birder, Black-tailed Gulls are seen every year during Winter at the site near the ferry terminal. But it is the first time I see one, an odd, lonely one away from the traditional site.

Author: lrichard Time: 6/03/2013 09:59

Thanks, fkm.

I saw your date and time stamp, and took it to show the time of posting.

More photos from Macao please!

Richard

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