Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)

Coordinators:
Kjeld Tommy Pedersen (Denmark)
Chris Gibbins (Scotland)
Frank Majoor (Netherlands)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

Mew Gull heinei 2nd cycle-type (2CY), November 20 2014, Kuryk - Mangystau, south of Aktau, W Kazakhstan. Picture: Askar Isabekov.

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Latitude location 49.56.00 N. Some brown on coverts and black on alula. Clean white head and underparts, with 'boa' in hindneck. Almost full band on P4. P8-P10 with black on outerweb running to primary coverts.