Herring Gull Larus
a. argentatus
These two
different Herring Gulls were photographed at
Note its large size compared to the HG to the left. The bill is rather
long as are the bubblegum- pink legs. The forehead is rather sloping, giving it
(together with the long bill) a snouty look. The head
and underparts are densely grey streaked whilst the lores
are pale. The scapulars are largely juvenile with some 2nd generation feathers.
The bird is overall fresh-looking.
The same bird appears in the picture below.
The
2nd bird (the large dark one in the middle) was similar in size, structure and
moult to the first one. It was, however, darker with an almost uniform dark
belly (giving it a bit of a smithsonianus-look)
and it seemed somewhat longer-billed.
The same bird appears below.
For a
real plea for this type of Herring Gull by Anthony McGeehan see Dutch Birding
vol. 24:1 pages 41-44
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