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 adult, February 16 2008, Choshi, Japan. Picture: Akimichi Ariga.

Please visit Akimichi's blog.

No black on mustard-yellow bill. By February, still winter head streaking. White tonguetip on P7-P8. Full band on P5. Much black on outerweb of P9. Black on outerweb of P8 >80%.