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A probable Kelp Gull in Italy

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Subject: A probable Kelp Gull in Italy
From: Menotti Passarella <>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:30:21 -0800 (PST)
These three pictures were taken from a boat along the
coast near Duino, Trieste (Adriatic Sea, NE Italy), on
12 January 2001 by Kajetan Kravos and Silvano
Candotto. The bird appeared as a Great Black-backed
Gull for both its size (since it seemed greater than
the Yellow-legged Gulls, Larus michahellis, flying
around) and its heavy bill. It is really a dark
immature large gull:

http://oystman.tripod.com/italiangulls/id10.html

Any help from our Australian friends about its
identification ?

Why exclude a Gull from Southern Hemisphere ? I do not
see anything in the plumage that would eliminate Kelp
Gull [Larus dominicanus].

Many thanks

Menotti Passarella
Italy

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