Southern Portugal #2

[cobal]

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[IvoryBillHope]

1,2. Black-tailed Godwit

3. Black-winged Stilt in front, Spotted Redshank behind

4. Gull sp., pass for now

5, 6. I think European Stonechat for both

7. Iberian Gray Shrike

8. Little Grebe

9. European Stonechat

[Nighthawk01]

1-2. Black-tailed Godwit

3. Black-winged Stilt and one of the two redshanks

4. Ring-billed Gull

5-6. European Stonechat

7. Iberian Gray Shrike

8. Little Grebe

9. European Stonechat

[IvoryBillHope]

30 minutes ago, Nighthawk01 said:

1-2. Black-tailed Godwit

3. Black-winged Stilt and one of the two redshanks

4. Ring-billed Gull

5-6. European Stonechat

7. Iberian Gray Shrike

8. Little Grebe

9. European Stonechat

Can you share how you identified #4?

[Nighthawk01]

From the options of gulls in the area I viewed, Ring-billed looked the most similar, articulately with the black on the bill.

[IvoryBillHope]

Yeah I wasn't sure how prevalent Ring-billed was in Europe and I passed on that one since I didn't have access to my European guide at the time. 

[Nighthawk01]

I used Merlin to help narrow down the options.

[Connor Cochrane]

On 10/9/2018 at 7:09 AM, cobal said:

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@cobal I know I’m bumping a 2 year old post, but I know you are still around, so I would like to make a correction. The gull is definitely not a ring-billed. They are rare visitors to Portugal, and the proportions are wrong. Any experienced North American birder could tell you that. This is one of the larger gulls. I’m not experienced with immatures of the European gulls, but I’m pretty sure this is Yellow-legged. The other option would be Lesser-black Backed. Date and location would help. 

[DLecy]

Agreed. Not a Ring-billed Gull. Not a LBBG either. Look at the mantle and that blunt-tipped bill. Structure too.

[cobal]

Taken 10-9-2018 Castro Marim, Portugal

[Tony Leukering]

Gull is certainly too dark-mantled and has a tertial crescent too large and too well-defined for Ring-billed. I don't know Yellow-legged at all, but it and Lesser Black-backed are the only good options there for a bird that looks like that.