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The weekend of 21/22 Jan produced around 25 white-winged Gulls, including these four captured together at Peterhead.
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My highlight of the weekend was this second-winter Kumlien's, here showing off its primary pattern to full effect.
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The same Kumlien's
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The Kumlien's
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For comparison, here is an Iceland of the same age.
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3w Iceland. Interesting to compare this with the 3w kums at Fraserburgh. Pictured below is a selection of the Iceland Gulls present at Peterhead.