Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Herring Gull argentatus C0E19 adult, March 21 2014, Pori, Finland. Picture: Petteri Mäkelä.

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Herring Gull argentatus with pinkish legs and red orbital ring; ringed in Finland. Mirror merges with tip on P10, tiny subterminal black spot on P10. Broad pale tongue on underside of P10 gradually reaches innerweb edge. Medium mirror on P9, full band on P9. Just broken band on P5.