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Glaucous Gull - Donna Nook

My first thought was a second-winter bird, although the tip of the bill is still all dark so possibly a first-winter?

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Filename:	Can-IMG_2458S.jpg
Album name:	Roy Harvey / Rare Birds in Lincolnshire
Photographer Name::	Roy Harvey
Date and Lincs Location::	05.11.08 Donna Nook
Filesize:	128 KiB
Date added:	Nov 05, 2008
Dimensions:	700 x 521 pixels
Displayed:	266 times
URL:	http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/album/displayimage.php?pid=9197
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Stephen Routledge

[Nov 05, 2008 at 08:38 PM]

Hi Roy,the bird looks like a 2nd winter to me,iam sure there is a hint of a pale iris,a feature juveniles and 1st winters do not show,also the dark tip to the bill is also ,or can be shown by 2nd winter birds,as shown here. The overall body colour seems too pale for a 1st winter also.

Roy Harvey

[Nov 05, 2008 at 10:23 PM]

Thanks for comments Steve. As mentioned, my first thought was that the bird was a second-winter based on the pale & blotchy plumage. I have not been able to take a good look at the Iris colour but will study the video footage later.

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