Armenian
Gull is one of the commonest gulls to be seen in Israel
and is quite a distinctive bird even for non larophiles. The stubby
beak and big dark eye are perhaps the most striking features. Check out
the superb Israel gull ID presentations below - something I found very
helpful when going through the photographs I took in Ashdod harbour.
Second
winter Armenian Gull, Ashdod port, Israel,
January 2011
Armenian Gull, Ashdod port, Israel, January 2011
Adult
winter Armenian Gull, Ashdod port, Israel, January 2011
The following book takes
a lot of the mystery of gull identification:
