Armenian Gull 4, Baltic Gull 1, Caspian Gull 3, Steppe Gull 10, Heuglin’s Gull 5, Greater Sand Plover 15, Grey Plover 4
Armenian and Steppe Gulls have P10 still growing whereas Hueglin’s and Baltic Gulls are moulting P6-7 as these photographs show.
Baltic Gull Larus fuscus fuscus notice long primay projection and short legs. But it could be Heuglin’s!
Baltic Gull larus fuscus fuscus
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Baltic Gull Larus fuscus fuscus نَوْرَسٌ بَلْطِيقِيٌّ
Armenia Gull Larus armenicus
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus نَوْرَسٌ أَرْمِينِيٌّ
Armenia Gull Larus armenicus
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus نَوْرَسٌ أَرْمِينِيٌّ
Armenia Gull Larus armenicus
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Armenia Gull Larus armenicus نَوْرَسٌ أَرْمِينِيٌّ
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans notice that P10 is fully grown and all white, most birds in Kuwait show little amount of dark on P10, also the long tong eating into the outer primaries P8-9 typical of cachinnas
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus heuglini
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010i
Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini heuglini نَوْرَسٌ بلطيقي
Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii زُقْزَاقٌ كَبِيرٌ
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii زُقْزَاقٌ كَبِيرٌ
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii زُقْزَاقٌ كَبِيرٌ
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii زُقْزَاقٌ كَبِيرٌ
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini heuglini barabensis
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini heuglini نَوْرَسُ بلطيقي
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini barabensis
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Steppe Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini barabensis نَوْرَسُ بلطيقي
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini barabensis
30/11/2010 Kuwait. © A Al-Sirhan 2010
Steppe Gull Larus fuscus/heuglini barabensis نَوْرَسُ بلطيقي
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Hello Al-Shiran!
IMO the Baltic Gull at the top could not be a heuglini. The upperparts tone is to blackish and structurally rather different from heuglini. Good for Baltic!
Cheers
JanJ
Sweden
Thanks JanJ