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Greengrass


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A small gull landed on the ground around 3.00pm yesterday, I subsequently three hours later found it dead, white head and body, greyish wings, red bill, red legs, black tail, dark spot to rear of eyes, was it a juvenile Black Headed Gull. ? I have some photos on my phone but can't download them here.



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Sounds like a winter plumaged adult black headed gull. Any brown on it? 



-- Edited by sarfraz on Monday 13th of October 2014 08:52:20 PM

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Thanks Sarfraz, no brown at at all I've looked through my books but can't find a similar picture.



-- Edited by Greengrass on Tuesday 14th of October 2014 10:32:58 AM

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Hi Antony

the links below should show a winter plumaged Black headed gull, which is what your bird is most likely to be.

http://www.birdphoto.fi/lajikuvat/kuvahtml/0larrid302.html

http://www.birdphoto.fi/lajikuvat/kuvahtml/1larrid111.html

the pictures are from birdfotofi which is always worth a look when you want to see quality images of any bird.  This link should take you to their homepage http://www.birdphoto.fi/

cheers Kevin



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Thanks Kevin that's the gull, great help and advice as usual.

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