Pallas's Gull - Shaurya Rahul Narlanka
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Location

Mattu Beach
Udupi, Karnataka, India
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Map
Map Coordinates: 13.2849966, 74.7212148
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Seen flying. Initially caught my attention because of its black face mask. Thought to myself that it was very unusual for a Black headed Gull to be here in breeding plumage. On closer inspection, I saw a larger hooked yellow beak with red marking and a black band, and a large sloping head (reminiscent of Heuglin's, to my mind). Also the white crescent around the eyes stood out in contrast with the black mask. Got pictures as well. :)

Technical information

Model
NIKON D7200
ISO
560
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/11.0
Shutter speed
1/1250 sec
Dimensions
2048 pixels x 1365 pixels
Original file size
822.76 KB