Caspian Gull. Adult standing behind Yellow-legged Gull. Smaller head obvious from all angles. Dagger shaped slender bill, compare depth and red spot size to Yellow-legged. |
Caspian Gull. Long tongues on P9 and P10. |
Caspian Gull. Classic stance. Note flesh coloured long legs. Mantle and upperparts tone is hardly a notch different. |
Caspian Gull. Faint streaking on crown showing so bird in winter plumage. |
Caspian Gull. Note inner primary and wing covert moult. Tongue on P10 mirror on P9. Thin and long winged jizz in flight. |
Caspian Gull. Adult in pre-roost on the evening of the 5th August. Unlike previous adult this bird has yellow legs. The faint crown streaks can be seen in this shot. |
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Nice photos, great bird Tom. You're not doing too badly up there in Norfolk! Loving your blog - look forward to a bumper east coast autumn!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Matt