Shropshire Birder
Species Gallery - Bonaparte's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
A rare vagrant gull from North America with just a few records annually. This adult Winter bird spent quite some time on the Taff estuary in 2009. Apart from plumage differences, the short black bill sets this apart from Black-headed Gull.
Bonapartes Gull Taff estuary 20 3 09 IMG_8854_filtered
Bonapartes Gull Taff estuary 20 3 09 IMG_8836
Bonapartes Gull Taff estuary 20 3 09 IMG_8849
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