hi all, a unusual gull was sighted last week possibly a Franklin's or Laughing ( or red-billed with an oiled head ?) at McCormacks Bay- Avon-Heathcote Estuary. A birding hotspot within the Avon-Heathcote region.
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"Hi Jan ( Walker)
My brother Gareth said he saw a strange looking seagull with a bright red
bill and a black head at McCormacks bay on the way home Wednesday night and
when I showed him a photo of a Franklins Gull he said that it looked a lot
like that. Or possibly a Laughing Gull. This was on Wednesday and I went
to look but saw no sign of it today, anywhere. He is a bit of a
twitcher,and would probably know a gull from a Caspian Tern. Is this worth
broadcasting wider, as I know there are very few recorded sightings of
Franklins/Laughing Gulls in NZ?"
Cheers
Kieran Rowe
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