Juvenile Gulls

28th June 2006, Wednesday

It can be a confusing time for bird watchers at Ternery Pool, with so many birds in plumages not shown in most field guides. Now is the best time to see juvenile gulls - hundreds of Black-headed Gull, showing brown backs, white bellies, pale legs and patterned heads, and fewer Mediterranean Gull showing grey “scaly” backs, grey bellies, dark legs and plain heads.
Juvenile Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull


Juvenile Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull