Before setting off to Scotland, I asked a friend to email me if there were any reports of 'white winged gulls' within a sensible driving distance of Aviemore. I did receive an email and he told me to head to Peterhead. It is approximately 130 miles to Peterhead from Aviemore, but I decided to go for it. I stopped off at Fraserburgh Harbour on the way and after a bit of searching I located three Iceland Gulls (an adult and two 2nd-winters) plus a 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull. Two of the Iceland Gulls came down to feed on bread, but the other one had obviously already eaten and didn't bother.
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| Adult Iceland Gull, Fraserburgh, February 9th 2012 |
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| 2nd-winter Iceland Gull, Fraserburgh, February 9th 2012 |
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| Adult Iceland Gull, Fraserburgh, February 2012 |
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| I Must Stop Scratching My Nose |
It wasn't just the gulls that enjoyed my bread.
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| 2nd-winter Iceland Gull, Fraserburgh |
After an hour or so, I left Fraserburgh and made my way to Peterhead. It was raining heavily, so I was lucky to find an assorted group of 'white wingers' right by the harbour wall and viewable from my car. I did, however, manage to flatten my car battery using the electric windows with the engine off. Fortunately the road ran slightly down hill, so I was able to bump start the car on my own.
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| 2nd-winter Iceland Gull, Peterhead, February 9th 2012 |
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| Sub-adult Iceland Gull, Peterhead, February 9th 2012 |
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| 3rd-winter Iceland Gull, Peterhead, February 9th 2012 |
As well as the Iceland Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls were loafing about on the rocks in front of me.
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| 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull, Peterhead, February 9th 2012 |
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| 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull, Peterhead, February 9th 2012 |
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