Wednesday 27 May 2009

Gull monster strikes again and again

Glaucous-winged Gull http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/gl-w2.htm
Glaucous-winged Gull or hybrid

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/gallery/2006-photo-gallery/gwgucaby.jpg/view


http://www.birdinfo.com/A_Images_G/Glaucous-wingedGull_0032.html
The Beddington Bird (photo by Garry Messenbird) 21st April 2009


The Beddington Bird, 21st April 2009




The Beddington Bird , 21st April 2009



http://www.pbase.com/jpkln/glaucouswing FOR MORE (TYPICAL) GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS
What d'ya reckon?
Thanks to Johnny Allan and Andy Tweed for researching this.
Previous posting on this bird:
A Glaucous-winged Gull x (American) Herring Gull
These photos and captions in the links etc are obviously all sourced from independent photographers or gull enthusiasts whose opinions on identifications may well differ to others.

2 comments:

Alan Tilmouth said...

There's a video of another recent hybrid from the US that might be useful on http://laridae.blogspot.com/2009/01/hybrid-glaucous-winged-gull-x-herring_27.html

Peter Alfrey said...

Cheers Alan,
I added that link into the posting.
What do you make of this Beddington bird?
Peter