A web site dedicated to gulls in North East Scotland and beyond
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Iceland and other gulls, Peterhead (27-28 Nov)
Good numbers of large gulls were present over the weekend at Peterhead. Here is a selection of the more interesting ones.
1 cy Iceland. The same bird is featured in the first four photos
Iceland Gull. This second, paler and more worn bird was also present on both Saturday and Sunday.
A very striking large gull. This pale bird may be a Herring x Glaucous hybrid. The same bird is featured in the photos below.
It is always difficult drawing a line between pale Herrings and suspected hybrids, but this bird does appear exceptional.
Another interesting looking 'northern' gull. Very limited post juvenile moult, dark and velvety-toned underparts, contrasting white head and rather brown primaries combine to give this bird a distinctive look.
I live close to the village of Newburgh in North-east Scotland. My local birding patch is the Ythan estuary and, especially in the winter months, Peterhead. Nowadays most of my birding time is spent gull watching.
This web site is really just a way to make my pictures useful in some way, rather than having them sitting unused on my computer. I hope you find them interesting, useful and stimulating. Most pictures are gulls, but there are some other birds dotted around - please browse through the older posts...
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