Baltic and Heuglins were present on November 9 in Her harbour, although the strong south winds. An interesing 2nd-winter gull also present:
Comparing with Yellow-legged type birds:
Is that a Heuglin's?
A second winter Heuglin's ?
Baltic and Heuglins were present on November 9 in Her harbour, although the strong south winds. An interesing 2nd-winter gull also present:Comparing with Yellow-legged type birds:Is that a Heuglin's?
The 10th International Gull Meeting
The 10th International Gull Meeting will be placed on Herakleion?
Last wintering Gulls
Five interesting birds together, 18 Mar.To the left side a 4 cal year Caspian:
Next one from left a small dark one, probably a Baltic?:
A big one, probably Heuglin's:
A little one, Armenian?:
And the 15 cal year one male Baltic again:
Differences in length of legs:
Three birds on flight: One with heavy primary moult in both winds:
Another (michahellis?) on heavy primary moult:
And a whitish first winter-2nd summer bird, just a michahellis?:
A 2nd-winter/3rd summer? fuscus type bird, probably intermedius, 17 Mar:
Most Gulls now on move...
Heuglin's or Steppe?
The individual above, seen on Irakleion harbour on Mar 8 looks like 1st winter to 2nd summer bird. Best choice is heuglini ?The next 4 photos is most probably another 1st winter-2nd summer bird on Mar 10, pretty small in size, with an interesting early body moult (if age is accurate), with quite long bill, giving a good possibility for being a "barabensis":
Body colour not as dark as the previous bird - just different light conditions.
Wintering Gulls on Crete and more...
The next two pictures were taken on lake Kastoria, Western Makedonia, North Greece by Christos Toskos. First one taken to show the GBBG but also show an individual in front that is looking interesting. The dark eye goes to Caspian? It looks long billed for Armenian. But what about a possibility of Steppe Gull?
The second bird has been supposed as a Herring Gull but I believe is a Caspian. Any other suggestions? :
The rest of the photos in this post were taken here, a "pair" of suggested Armenians, adult and 1st winter on the next 4 photos, in a river mouth just west of the town, although the adult bird seems to have lots of white on primaries it was small-sized (compare with michahellis beside), dark and with 4-coloured short bill:
A "good" heuglini case:
Presumed Caspians. or something else?:
A typical Caspian, with problematic wing:
Next 4 photos: Several cases of LBBGs, among Caspians and YLGs, what subspecies?:
And the returned, for one more year male Baltic:
Finally the rare on Crete SBG:
The second bird has been supposed as a Herring Gull but I believe is a Caspian. Any other suggestions? :
The rest of the photos in this post were taken here, a "pair" of suggested Armenians, adult and 1st winter on the next 4 photos, in a river mouth just west of the town, although the adult bird seems to have lots of white on primaries it was small-sized (compare with michahellis beside), dark and with 4-coloured short bill:
A "good" heuglini case:
Presumed Caspians. or something else?:
A typical Caspian, with problematic wing:
Next 4 photos: Several cases of LBBGs, among Caspians and YLGs, what subspecies?:
And the returned, for one more year male Baltic:
Finally the rare on Crete SBG:
10th International Gull Meeting
The 10th International Gull Meeting will be placed on Herakleion, at Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete. Dates: Nov 24 to Nov 28 2010. NHMC will be offer meeting supplies as the conference room and more.
The NHMC site lies on coastal line of the town, with a nice view to Cretan sea.
Places for interest for Gulling are the harbour, the Almyros wetland to the west and the waste tratment site further west. From NHMC there are easy paths to the west (Giofyros river mouth) and to harbour to the east. (next picture). During late November most wintering gulls are present including the common Yellow-legged and Black-headed, also Mediterranean, Caspian, Baltic, Lesser Black-backed, Heuglin's are easy and in most cases Armenian, Slender-billed, Little and Audouini's gulls are present. Pallas Gull is a vagrant with good chance to be present too, other taxa/forms are either vagrants or still unconfirmed for the site.
A map of the town with some hotels here:
More information about the Program of the meeting and important dates will be post next month.
The NHMC site lies on coastal line of the town, with a nice view to Cretan sea.
Places for interest for Gulling are the harbour, the Almyros wetland to the west and the waste tratment site further west. From NHMC there are easy paths to the west (Giofyros river mouth) and to harbour to the east. (next picture). During late November most wintering gulls are present including the common Yellow-legged and Black-headed, also Mediterranean, Caspian, Baltic, Lesser Black-backed, Heuglin's are easy and in most cases Armenian, Slender-billed, Little and Audouini's gulls are present. Pallas Gull is a vagrant with good chance to be present too, other taxa/forms are either vagrants or still unconfirmed for the site.
A map of the town with some hotels here:
More information about the Program of the meeting and important dates will be post next month.
Gulls arrived with the North winds...
October 2009 was not a good gulling month on harbour, possibly a result of ferry "traffic" and absence of good winds. But today I got a typical "winter" gulling day with most wintering species in place. Eight Medirterranean Gulls and 19 Black-headed were seen (first personal observation of both species in harbour this year), also a first-winter Audouni's Gull present:
One heuglini present with 4 adults or sub-adults Baltic Gulls, one of them with noticeable difference in size with the Heuglin's appears here:
Next bird, most possibly a L.f. intermedius in heavy (strange?) moult:
A first-winter unidentified Gull (heuglini?):
No Caspians or Armenians noted, but several immatures of fuscus complex present. Anyway, that was a good winter start!
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