August 14, 2000: a Bahrain
gull section is created, with a photo of adults of four different
taxa, and two pages of c.30 first-basic birds - but what species
are they? Also, an analysis of the underwing of 1B cachinnans
is in the Caspian/Pontic Gull section.
July 19, 2000: a couple more
heuglini from Bahrain are included in the Siberian
Gull section; in the dark-mantled
Corpus gull page there is a new link to some interesting
direct comparisons with Middle Eastern gulls; added a first-basic
from Bahrain in March to the Steppe Gull section - but what
exactly is this bird???
June 19, 2000: a number of
new heuglini-type gulls from Bahrain, Iran and Oman
are added to the Siberian Gull section,
the Steppe Gull section is created,
with thirteen adults (one of which is quite armenicus-like);
also a few new Caspian Gulls - including a
very odd bird