Colin was the photoshoot going on when you arrived at Padley? I heard that we missed the best bit, with the models dressed in full length fur coats, we could only guess what sort of photoshoot was taking […]

Why is it not an over-exposed Black-headed Gull? The black-trailing edge shown is more in line with a Black-headed Gull than a Med.

The fieldwork is something to be jealous of, the 7 day working week of long hours and mostly doing paperwork is not so enviable. If you are interested in the project a link to her blog is […]

My girlfriend runs African Wild Dog and Lion conservation projects in Zimbabwe and often goes out in the bush unarmed, she says you get into less dangerous situations, as you are more risk averse being unarmed. […]

This thread reminds me of a photograph of a notice someone recently posted on Facebook from an African game reserve. It was advising caution when out in the reserve due to recent lion human interactions. It […]

No reason for it not to have a pale tip. See http://www.gull-research.org/lbbg2cyb/v423blue2cynov.html for a similar looking bird and compared the bill to this GBBG http://gull-research.org/gbbg/gbbg2cy/jh373.html

I am no larophile, but it looks like a 2nd winter LBBG, the bill looks far too dainty for GBBG and the back too pale.