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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.
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This Glaucous got something of a shock when a seal surfaced next to it.
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Adult Kumlien's, Peterhead
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Yet another Kumliens - all the kums present at the weekend have been around for at least a week now.
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Five Glaucous gulls were at Peterhead - this one favoured a dead seal (note the blood on its bill)
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Another one of the Glaucs
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A Glaucous from Fraserburgh
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Same bird as above...
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... and the next in the sequence
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A second 1w Glaucous from Fraserburgh
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2w Glaucous, Peterhead. Note the damage to its bill; it's a rough life being a gull.
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The same 2w bird
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And the same bird again
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1w Iceland, Peterhead.
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The same Iceland
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A 1w Iceland from Fraserburgh
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2w Iceland
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The same 2w Iceland as above
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An Iceland from Peterhead
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A second winter Iceland - lots of pigmentation in its primaries, but the pattern of this is all wrong for a typical Kumlien's
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3w Iceland
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