Sunday 29 January 2012

Kumlien's, Iceland and Glaucous: once in a lifetime?

The weekend of 28 and 29 January was truly memorable - perhaps even a once in a lifetime experience as far as white-winged gulls are concerned. This post shows a selection of images taken over the weekend. The image above shows the 3w Kumlien's from Fraserburgh.





This Glaucous got something of a shock when a seal surfaced next to it.




Adult Kumlien's, Peterhead



Yet another Kumliens - all the kums present at the weekend have been around for at least a week now.


Five Glaucous gulls were at Peterhead - this one favoured a dead seal (note the blood on its bill)


Another one of the Glaucs


A Glaucous from Fraserburgh


Same bird as above...


... and the next in the sequence


A second 1w Glaucous from Fraserburgh



2w Glaucous, Peterhead. Note the damage to its bill; it's a rough life being a gull.


The same 2w bird


And the same bird again


1w Iceland, Peterhead.


The same Iceland


A 1w Iceland from Fraserburgh


2w Iceland


The same 2w Iceland as above


An Iceland from Peterhead


A second winter Iceland - lots of pigmentation in its primaries, but the pattern of this is all wrong for a typical Kumlien's


3w Iceland

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