Another from Egypt, 053 is a Sooty Gull. The Red Sea in Egypt is the best place to see Sooty Gull and White-eyed Gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) in the Western Palearctic, with the White-eyed Gull being endemic here. It was great to see them in good numbers whilst we were there.
Sooty Gull, Larus hemprichii, Red Sea, Egypt, April, 2009.
Canon 40D with Canon 500mm f/4 L IS lens.
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