Friday 1 August 2014

20140731 Caspian Gull & Yellow-legged Gull

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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1 comment:

  1. 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!
    Cheers,
    Matt

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