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Wednesday, 13 April 2016

First-Winter Caspian Gull

I have now seen this Caspian Gull three times - it first appeared at Shawell on April 2nd and was still there today.

The photos don't really do it justice to be fair. I call Caspian Gulls shape changers, as they change appearance every time they move. Each time I photograph it it looks different.

Its bill at times looked really long and slender, but seconds later it looked unremarkable.

First-Winter Caspian Gull

First-Winter Caspian Gull - note the white underwings

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2 comments:

  1. colin14 April 2016 at 08:59

    The first image really shows how long legged these gulls are Carl, is this a good field reference.

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  2. Carl Baggott14 April 2016 at 13:34

    Hi Col, yes it is a good feature to look for on Caspian Gull. Beware though as it is not always easy to judge leg length and the bloody things can vary from gull to gull.

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