Mediterranean Gull

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Very much like a Black-headed Gull but the black goes further back and the beak and legs are bright orange :)

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good find Roger - distinctive bird

was it expected, i.e. is it normal? - I'll look at the book - scarce annual visitor

head has a blue tinge maybe?
 
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No blue Bill, though like the BH Gull it has a very small whitish patch near the eye ... generally see a very small number of these visiting in the Spring.
 
gramps said:
No blue Bill, though like the BH Gull it has a very small whitish patch near the eye ... generally see a very small number of these visiting in the Spring.
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It should not have a blue tinge - the head should be black, but the only ones I have seen were in France - car ferry Channel port
 
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gramps said:
Very much like a Black-headed Gull but the black goes further back and the beak and legs are bright orange :)

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Taking a wild guess that it may be a Franklin's Gull, although they are common nesting in mid western Canada,
your sighting would put it a long way from home. Two features in your photo are at difference with my
Audubon guide which shows no red around the eye and a duller red beak.



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Now that I posted the Franklin's Gull, I see that it can't be as the Franklin's has a distinct black extension (bib) not on your bird.:grumpy:
 
BillN_33 said:
It should not have a blue tinge - the head should be black, but the only ones I have seen were in France - car ferry Channel port
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It doesn't have a blue tinge Bill, it's black and I don't see any blue tinge on the image.
@Richard C. Jones It is a Mediterranean Gull :)
 
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