RE: [Birding-Aus] Gull

["Mike Grigg" <>]

Simon,

 

While I wouldn't know a Black-tailed Gull if it fell on me, I'm rather perplexed by your response to Geoffrey's photos.  How can it be a young Silver Gull if it has pale (yellowish) legs and a pale yellow black tipped bill. My Field Guide ( Michael Morcombe)  shows a juv Silver-Gill as having dark (brown) legs and a dark (blackish) bill.

 

My Field Guide also gives the size of a Silver-Gull as 39-42 cm and a Black-tailed Gull as 45-48 cm.  The difference of some 6 cm is hardly 'almost twice the size' as you indicate in your e-mail.

 

Grateful your advice

 

 

Mike

 

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Subject: [canberrabirds] RE: [Birding-Aus] Gull

 

Thanks, Simon.  The problem of not seeing the whole bird, then.  I suppose I?ll just have to keep looking!  Geoffrey   

 

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From: Simon Mustoe [
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:43 AM
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Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Ignore previous email

 

Geoffrey,

Sorry, you can ignore my previous request. I just found the images you posted. Unfortunately, the bird is just a young silver gull. Black-tailed gulls would be almost twice the size with bright yellow and much heavier bills.

All the best,

Simon.

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