Curlew Sand at back
Little Stint, juv
Adult Turnstone
Juv Turnstone
Adult Knot at front, juvs behind
Juv Knot
Gull scrum
Iceland Gull peeking
The 3cy Ice
Ice again
This thing proved problematic for a while, especially as I mis-aged it. With a bit of help I think it is a 2cy leucistic herring Gull but it was a confusing beast.
Herring Gulls, leucistic 2cy and adult
Leucistic 2cy Herring Gull
Looks like a herring Gull in this picture
Looks a bit more confusing here
This thing was also a bit confusing, 3cy argentatus I think,
All three above 3cy argentatus Herring Gull
3 comments:
It amazes me that people like you can spot these gulls. To me it's "White gull....blotchy gull...very blotchy gull"
Not 2CY Iceland?
I hummed and haaed about the Ice but best fit seemed to be 3cy having poured over the book. However, revisiting it now I suspect you are correct, lack of grey in the mantle would tend towards 2cy, the photos don't show well that it did not have grey in the mantle. I would have thought a dark eye would be 2cy but not according to Olsen and Larsson, plate 256. I think the summer is a tricky time for aging gulls, especially things that I'm not so familiar with at that time of year, like Ice. I still think it could be a 3cy but safer bet is a 2. Had a good day for birds, bad day for gull aging and id.
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