Common Gull (European) - Matthew Eckerson
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Date

Location

Gooseberry Neck
Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 41.4869773, -71.0375977
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

***rare; first county. First picked up on this bird and realized what it was while driving slowly along the causeway and scanning gulls. After parking the car we ran back down to the bird where we watched for a short while before the bird lifted off the water and circled overhead for a few minutes before gliding in a direct line out of sight along the coast towards Acoaxet/RI. Small petite gull with comparatively dark mantle. Tiny rounded and lightly speckled head with small thin bill which had a limited dark brownish band. Dark reddish iris. In flight it showed large white mirrors on p10-9 and dark p8 lacking white tongue that (L. c. brachyrhynchus) show. Thin white trialing edge along the primaries getting broader in the secondaries unlike other ssp. Some other details in photos comments. *First for hotspot

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
ISO
308
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/2000 sec
Dimensions
1658 pixels x 1295 pixels
Original file size
1.67 MB