Gulls in central Russia
(last update: January 2015)
Grzegorz Neubauer (Poland)
Sasha Esergepov (Russia)
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 trapped in the colony.
Phenotypics:
P10 mirror separted from white tip by full subterminal band. Medium pale tongue on P10.
P9 mirror on innerweb only.
P5 with full subterminal band.
P4 black spot on outerweb.
Moult: P3-P10 old, P1-P2 not visible in phote.
Speckled iris (1-5% category), red orbital ring, yellow bill,no black on bill, red bleeding only very slightly up onto upper mandible, orange-red gape.
