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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Molebird on May 22, 2015, 10:34:08 AM

Title: help with gull id please
Post by: Molebird on May 22, 2015, 10:34:08 AM

Saw a large flock of gulls at Sam Smith's yesterday.  Apart from ring-billed and herring gulls there was a

1. gull (missing an entire wing) - size similar to herring, pale blue eyes, pink feet, black tip on yellow beak, black tail.

2. flock of smaller (than ring-billed) - black tip on pinkish beak, dark eye, grey legs

Thank you.

Title: Re: help with gull id please
Post by: thouc on May 22, 2015, 03:06:58 PM

My guess would be immature Herring Gull and immature Ring-billed Gull.

/Thomas

Title: Re: help with gull id please
Post by: Reuven_M on May 22, 2015, 04:31:17 PM

Gull ID is difficult from photos, you aren't going to get anywhere with vague descriptions.