Caspian Gull ~ Juv/1st.W ~ Dungeness, Kent - 29.08.16

Wednesday 31 August 2016

Calm South East winds 5/6mph and low tide upon arrival ..
Broken cloud with sunny spells and best of all next to nobody about !!
The gulls slowly began to gather to c.120 not exactly fantastic but a little after 4pm and this Caspian made an appearance which is the 4th bird for August ...

  
Parallel sided bill, long, gently curved upper


Some 2nd gen Scapulars replaced





Solid Terials with white thumbnail tips


Pale under-wing and neck shaul


Finely barred tail and non tapering solid band


Greater coverts seem a bit heavily marked could be within variation or influence from another ...


Upper tail pattern with circular larger outer markings with finer inner




Dropped vent


Venetian blinds


Secondaries giving a nice dark trailing edge to wing






All together a very smart bird ..

2 comments:

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Fine!!!

I love all .. I congratulate

Jonathan Lethbridge said...

Lovely light. Trash bird.