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Riga, Latvia. Probably the image that most birders have of 'textbook'
cachinnans. However, few are like this, as illustrated by the selection of birds shown below.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6hJbhMbWqAtjwfbF7uD1KIZYOPaq-MBQQMyw_JzutFM0ucdCA855cdoq4-nVUEJR7nrfOL1INFPLoMf1aGrcPmIxQsQNe-Jqpey2Cqzi4oIifjBXVG-KMuxbDJ7EjdLs0FpOQv9TLJI/s400/829K0043.JPG)
Klaipeda, Lithuania. Same bird as below.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidVbWRrkdRTg2bV258fec082aVaoj8MDUzN8uvAFNE2-KfWwhEg2BwCDVuG6y8rtfIdTdfPtmSbXHEbB8SaqdzOM1fsSaWVkjw8pJNCanjVvfVfaDqvluzClwfy0kk1FnlHmJdNU2bAQ/s400/829K0010.JPG)
Klaipeda, Lithuania. Same bird is shown above and below. Quite a fresh bird, still with mostly first generation feathers.
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Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Riga, Latvia
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Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Riga, Latvia
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Riga, Latvia
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Riga, Latvia. Same bird as above.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAFDcCgC31Nk2Vk3iNhB9tHFS3xzKEuRIsTzl0n4JwqUihPv6ViiTGGSzUnEF6fKVEwYex1HGFkfakkhGRAWny-8RMufKfmloL20A6xDmhZ941ejvoeHEBIf3H72R0bYsTgV4ougGxZQ/s400/829K1335.JPG)
Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Klaipeda, Lithuania. Same bird shown in long-call sequence below
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKvb8ebGFqQSl5g3pjHUfH378zbUMumAyAR3TI9RsvNAtdc5KhHcAIZ1qvZGeZDcb3SOc61AWY4dGLiyy1lhD5yXRZmVYV57DxjXbwKRPUCzq4lr-_nd3pGjLy85wmHh_kLPwL9_GvJ0/s400/829K1402.JPG)
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Preila, Lithuania. Same bird is shown below
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPt48q2DMJpaScMWsSQ9BH985ahNwZxLdEJmrOmss1J_nY2FhwF2BnjHRnz42wbosJsH6jMjO6zhOt7EsMqHW7bDwbkxczp14OWiRB4JVafSJ9lkuuo9T_rME1hm4EvLHZaP7nosdjpH0/s400/829K2890.JPG)
Preila, Lithuania.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nht0CwLsGLjP3s5i30PYfaGB-fhcv6jgS2B6bWVyDmVNaUnnmG8Rl1qqFGGaxbQxDK51rX-jUi4cykeNBErCwzdEyuAVwWToUkw2TXC5kKRn1JNEApT5BlfaG_J-uB0x2Yw4UyQoDhw/s400/829K4309.JPG)
Riga, Latvia
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bYbd5gPJoutkU4D2n6n3q8a0l-zhdxcV1G8p2JKZRCjblRqut1N0klhvK-rmWU9xZcqH2iProSU2QyRh9fAKiOsGo_LJ2kA2x1Lpi9F3qAaySJuuYV2D4-Jw0QFP7T5mFmWQBoEsHSE/s400/829K4325.JPG)
Riga, Latvia
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXl5L2F448az_K110FzT4K5RM3jwDkSCVLrWaHuvBKnw_TQLkPza0QMApow7Y73zzb14zO8lliK1YwUWlRf7jPiMY-lsnXaAWoe6wK7HdLQ4io4BMSiJCsViUK_czHXEVEYCQ3NrmEvA/s400/829K4944.JPG)
Riga, Latvia
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8q2W1ljeRLtxOpZICETRMYjIJ_QjJ6PulctL-5HIFapERPm7ntxz7fUGwOTgSa2FwJ89lBQMaf4xtBEyXNFMgbiaPOG1V5LZHXgxZEer1qSnm-8nyoEE6uj0-bkLWxKg2Yd_IvhxgV0/s400/829K4977.JPG)
Same bird as above.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7_LDqhpWhnUbyjj1Eumd2-fdS9jzVmq6RIBGMw0Z7ThW_i3p42WEr3bediFf3IdRqXiUym9-OTp6MSgJruZFec153Y9V3Lhp6YedDRDDaTIr7ceHINMf3Zeo5qfDpwyOuon76IJctDM/s400/829K2972.JPG)
Preila, Lithuania.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yGjbXxm0hujm2qZl4_337XP1atiKxRkQsrqF1IGKryVCBpC-RqgcZf5lmXZUphLx7q-KMjYkOQ2IY03KiANt_T406ofqPIdR2kA3r0fzx9ibPcEbrBfB__8aBSbYVnqQrj-C33BYcoo/s400/829K4551.JPG)
Riga, Latvia
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuvv7tmkMVF86fiyzfaD96xZjAdumHDY5emQlHO3uVyHlHSPruZU1kN9c_g7H7dxy_UsCG8FhRzB50kAhmw-TqXcpI4XAZY20F7i5fg9j3wrGu4oEvjDBY4HfUBq4wJc3t-J7uNOIkHE/s400/829K9858.JPG)
Preila, Lithuania
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqeziwtS-vKVraJ8_pQ-UOLNFg1K8-R0QmF5588otElEm8AUyuoIBvH3vplUwtj1NmUALb6LndLBMJ74UpijceRjh6Z6IpIqGIoRTkrMq8HPE9Q44HBubQGaxQQi_fdiDOsVVAmXYpHc/s400/829K9865.JPG)
Preila, Lithuania. Same bird as above
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh9Epp01K6s8W4WkQSlTjmfimp1O5H7bBx8obt6ir_jexkaC8k9h9dyGftSZCYSW3i4sNbPernxOjXUgzU5DDewTPuEgBZJiwWXUiulHXa18x3rXSFyUn9r3ODovbewhp0WNv3K9wXSw/s400/829K9378.JPG)
Preila, Lithuania.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs7g2sGXIu3S4zen1S3wMzXWzQaKabNmGLMzyt1Svcl5oQJ1J_zksbKD33fBnXMQIAhoojIoy5PpWsischpghe0DwiscSjhG_NsSLNdLKlGoKBr-byY7HKCNZfQQvUwcyna-3W_JgTzc/s400/829K9376.JPG)
Preila, Lithuania
2 comments:
I must Congratulate to a great Caspian Gull show. Great images, a sound approach and interesting oddities!
Cheers
JanJ
Sweden
Very useful images here, really useful references. Thanks for posting...
Alan Dalton
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