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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