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 kamtschatschensis 2nd cycle (2CY), November 03 2005, Kurohai Port, Japan. Picture: Akimichi Ariga.

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Obvious dark spots in the tertials and very small white spots on the new primaries. Note the faint brown cast on several of the wing-coverts. Base of bill bluish.