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During the last 4 weeks, I watched at least 6 different Caspians on my local patch on the Lake of Neuchâtel including this 3 cy today. More pics of this bird here. New pics during the last 20 days are here.

05.11.07 : 3 Caspians were present on my local patch including the ad. female (see 25-26.10.07), a new adult (also a returning bird) with very pale iris (1) and a cracking 1 cy bird (2) only present for a few minutes ! More pics of the ad. with pale iris...

On 25.10.07, an ad. Caspian Gull (returning bird, probably female) (1) was back on its traditional wintering site on the Lake of Neuchâtel. All the pics of this bird here (and next ones). The long-stayer GBBG (2) is now present since two years ! All the...

The ad. Herring Gull is still present. After 2 weeks, its appearrance has changed. It lost its P9 and P10 and its growing P8 is longer (1). It lost some outer secondaries and rectrices. In the water it is now shorter winged than michahellis (2) and in...

To find and identify correctly an adult Herring Gull amongst a flock of YLG in Switzerland at this period of the year is often very difficult. Many pictures labelled "Herring" taken in september or october in Switzerland show often 3 o 4 cy YLG with a...

All the new pics of the period are visible here. They include swiss ringed YLG 2 cy (1) and 3 cy (2), 3 cy LBBG (3), 2cy LBBG (4, 5), ad Herring G. (6) and the swiss very long-stayer 3 cy GBBG (7)

You can find new pics on my pbase galleries : Slender-billed Gull, Med Gull, YLG and GBBG

Portalban, FR, 17.07.07 : the long-stayer GBBG is always present (1), also pics of 3 different 2 cy YLG (2, 3, 4) and one 1 cy (5).

The reproduction of the Med Gulls at Vaumarcus, NE is a success. It's only the second time on the lake of Neuchâtel since 1973 that a young med gull flies away from the nest. More pics here .