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Steppe Gull
Larus barabensis

(Above) Irkayya Farm, Qatar, 26 October 2012 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender)

Who wouldn't simply pass this off as a Yellow-legged Gull if seen in the UK? Yet the books say Yellow-legged does not occur in this region of the Middle East; so it must be something else.

 

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