NONBREEDING LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, TAGUS ESTUARY,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

   We can ID this gull as a nonbreeding Lesser Black-backed Gull as follows:

• Black wings and back
• Yellow bill with red spot
• Greyish head
• Yellow legs
• Grey barring on neck

   The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 925.

NONBREEDING BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, TAGUS ESTUARY,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

   We can ID this sandpiper as a nonbreeding Black-tailed Godwit as follows:

• Long, very slightly upcurved bill is pink towards base and black towards tip
• Grey legs
• Uniform (no baring) brownish upperparts, head, neck and breast
• Whitish belly

   The Black-tailed Godwit is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 924.

NONBREEDING COMMON REDSHANK, TAGUS ESTUARY,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

   We can ID this sandpiper as a nonbreeding Common Redshank ( Tringa totanus) as follows:

• Brown upperparts, head and neck
• Whitish underparts, spotted at flanks
• Red legs
• Straight bill is red towards base and black towards tip

   The Common Redshank is a new species in our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 923.

GREATER FLAMINGOS, TAGUS ESTUARY,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

NONBREEDING BLACK-HEADED GULL, TAGUS ESTUARY,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

   We can ID this gull as a nonbreeding Black-headed Gull as follows:

• Dark cheek spot on white head
• Reddish legs
• Silvery-grey above
• White underparts

   The Black-headed Gull is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 922.

COMMON BLACKBIRD, TAGUS ESTUARY,LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

BLACK REDSTART, TAGUS ESTUARY, LISBON,PORTUGAL, 9/29/2019

   We can ID this bird as a Black Redstart as follows:

• Overall blackish to dark gray
• Orange-red tail
• Short, thin black bill

   The Black Restart is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 921.