Great Black-headed Gull
Nakdong Estuary. March 17 2003
This (presumed) first-winter Great Black-headed Gull was found, and photographed, by Nial Moores on the Nakdong in Busan on March 17 2003.
Nial called the local TV station, PSB, and their cameraman managed to get these excellent shots.
(Note in these images how the broad trailing secondary edge sometimes "disappears" as the bird turns against the light.)
Great Black-headed Gull
Photos © PSB TV
(With thanks to PSB for permission to use these images, and special reporter CHIN Jae Un who forwarded them on to us.)
For notes on other Korean records go to:
Korea's first Great Black-headed Gull - Tim Allison.
Korea's third Great Black-headed Gull - Nial Moores.