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Friday, 10 January 2014
Gower News
The putative Thayer's Gull [juv] present again this pm, with a Glaucous Gull [juv] and a Kumlien's Gull [juv] also present with over 400 other gulls at Burry Holms. [EAH].
It's worth pointing out that identity of the Thayer's is still unresolved and recent discussions I've had with those far more knowledgeable than myself suggest the bird appears to fit in the overlap occupied by Thayer's and the dark end of the Kumlien's spectrum. In fact the deeper you look into the variation within these taxa the more complex things get! It's a cracking bird though, so worth seeing all the same and good photos will help in trying to resolve the matter
Managed to catch with the gull today after high tide. We got some images that may assist. Like you say its a major minefield of overlap. Cracking bird though. GlonkxHerring was on the beach, and plenty of other bits of interest out to sea.
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It's worth pointing out that identity of the Thayer's is still unresolved and recent discussions I've had with those far more knowledgeable than myself suggest the bird appears to fit in the overlap occupied by Thayer's and the dark end of the Kumlien's spectrum. In fact the deeper you look into the variation within these taxa the more complex things get! It's a cracking bird though, so worth seeing all the same and good photos will help in trying to resolve the matter
Managed to catch with the gull today after high tide. We got some images that may assist. Like you say its a major minefield of overlap. Cracking bird though. GlonkxHerring was on the beach, and plenty of other bits of interest out to sea.
Well done Matt - look forward to seeing your pics in due course. Hopefully an improvement on mine!
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