Gulls in central Russia

(last update: January 2015)

Coordinator:
Grzegorz Neubauer (Poland)
Sasha Esergepov (Russia)

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Gull ssp adult, May 18 2010, Obalykol Lake (ozero Obalykol), Orenburg Oblast, Russia (50°56'19.0"N 60°43'31.0"E). Picture: Grzegorz Neubauer.

Adult flying over the colony.

Phenotypics:
P10 mirror separted from white tip by full subterminal band. Note black on innerweb reaching to primary coverts.
P9 mirror on both webs. Black not reaching to primary coverts.
P5 with full subterminal band.
P4 and P3 with black spot on outerweb.
Moult: P1-P10 old.
No black on bill, red only on lower mandible, deep yellow bill. Limited spewckling in iris. Red gape. Red orbital ring. Yellow legs.