Slender-billed Gull 细嘴鸥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Laridae 鸥科
Genus : Chroicocephalus 鸥属

Binomial name : Chroicocephalus genei

Slender-billed Gull
细嘴鸥

Size: 42~46cm

Habitat: Breeds in colonies in inland and coastal wetlands, but restricted to coastal wetlands when not breeding.

Range: Mediterranean basin to nw India; winters to ne Africa
Status: Vagrant
lifer: Feb2023 . Sungai Besar Coastal @ Selangor

Slender-billed Gull (summer plumage)

lifer Feb2023 . Sungai Besar Coastal @ Selangor

Slender-billed Gull (summer plumage)

lifer 20230317 1.19pm . Kuala Kedah Muda @ Kedah

Slender-billed Gull (summer plumage)

lifer 20230317 1.19~1.52pm . Kuala Kedah Muda @ Kedah

鸥故事：

安排了和槟城鸟友一起乘船到岸外找水鸟。超级炎热的一天，我们大家都暴晒在艳阳底下。

两个小时在海上没有特别收获。离开了码头往北部去试一试运气，因为早上有一位鸟友拍到这只迷鸟级的细嘴鸥。

幸好今天的潮水属于死潮，我慢慢地用望远镜找。。。。终于拍到了！ yahoo！