Yellow-legged Gull 2CY/3CY

December 8th

Whilst showing pale yellow legs and medium grey upperparts, this 2CY/3CY year Yellow-legged Gull also shows solid black primaries with a small white mirror on P10. It has a clean white head and white tail. 

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Extensive black patterning on primaries with only one white mirror. The pale tongues on P10 and P9 are short and do not extend more than half the length of the feather. Whilst no white tip appears to be on P8 there is one on P7 and P5 appears to have a complete black band.

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Contrasting blackish markings along the secondaries. The primaries have only short greyish or no tongues extending along these feathers on both the upperwing and underwing.

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Pale eye

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Flying 2CY/3CY Yellow-legged Gull left, Adult Caspian Gull flying right 

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Flying 2CY/3CY Yellow-legged Gull left, Adult Caspian Gull flying right