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
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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