Contributor
Klemens Gasser Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Sortedamssøen
Region Hovedstaden, Denmark
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- Not specified
- Sex
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Observation details
I had originally thought to have an Iceland Gull but went back the next day and got close and good looks of the bird sitting in the water and in flight. The main problem was that size, jizz, head shape and bill size were just identical to the close by 1st year Herring Gulls. Also the wing tip and secondaries were a bit darker than the rest of the plumage and the molt on the saddle was at the same point. So I believe that this is a 1st year herring gull with extremely bleached wing tips and tail feathers.
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