Hi
I am not at all an expert in Gulls, especially not in hybrids…
So please, can any one tell me why this is a hybrid between Glaucous- and Herring Gull.
To me there are some characters that could indicate possible Iceland Gull influence; small round formed head and relatively small bill, wingtips quite long of the tail. Therefore, in all, I find the jizz fits more to Iceland Gull than to Glaucous Gull..
Kind regards
Nis
Dear Nis,
This bird look like more a little Herring Gull, wich is one of the parent. Iceland Gull bread far north and the most common hybrid with this specie is kumlien's gull = thayer x Iceland Gull. Viking Gull, in the past worth named Nelson's Gull, is a quite common hybrid between Glaucous x Herring. The bird from the picture I took in Nimmo's Pier, Galway is well on the pattern form for such hybrid ! Nothing to me for a Iceland hybrid candidate !
Regards,
Matthieu
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