Subject: [Gulls] Gull ID please... [Print This Page] Author: madcat Time: 10/04/2011 18:29 Subject: Gull ID please...
2011-04-06 Mai Po
Is it a 1st winter Saunders's gull??? The dark legs have put me in doubt.
Author: ddavid Time: 10/04/2011 20:17
Yes, Saunders's Gull changing from 1st-Winter plumage to 1st-Summer plumage. Structure & plumage are clearly indicative of this species.
Leg colour can be pretty variable in gulls & waders, and I think most experienced birdwatchers would generally use leg colour as a supporting (rather than a diagnostic) identification feature after first taking plumage & structural features into account.
david
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