Gulls in central Russia

(last update: January 2015)

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Locations
1. Bolshoye Boloto
2. Sitniki
3. Cheboksarskye Vdhr
4. Karamyshevo Rybchoz
5. Obalykol Lake
6. Selitba Lake

Ringing project

Recoveries

Gull ssp, June 10 2010, Ilinka, Cheboksarskye Vdhr (Reservoir), Chuvash Republic, Russia (56°11'00.0"N 46°47'00.0"E). Picture: Grzegorz Neubauer.

Adult bird of intermediate type, alarming and flying over the colony.

Phenotypics:
P10 large mirror but separated from white tip by full subterminal band, short pale tongue on P10, ending square.
P9 small mirror, on both webs.
P5 with full subterminal band.
P4 with full subterminal band.
P3 with black on outerweb; 8 primaries with black.
Moult: P1 missing, P2-P10 old in left wing.
From this angle the iris looks pretty dark. No red on upper mandible. Saturated yellow bill.