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[Gulls] 烏灰銀鷗(Heuglin's Gull )

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1# A A A Post at 3/12/2009 20:32  Show all
Mike,

Is P6 visible? Isn't the black on P4 and P5, while P6 has only recently been dropped, and the new feather is not yet visible?

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2# A A A Post at 6/12/2009 20:31  Show all
The bird photographed is a first-winter Black-headed Gull.

Brown-headed has a different wing tip pattern, and pale eyes (among other features).

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