Saturday, 1 April 2017

Iceland Gull

It has been a difficult month at Shawell - plenty of gulls, but difficult to pin down. Today Steve Nichols and I were scanning through a group of gulls when Steve spotted a a second calendar-year Iceland Gull.  It's hard to tell whether it is the same juvenile that I saw in both January and February with faded plumage, or is it a new bird?

Iceland Gull, Shawell, 01/04/2017

Iceland Gull, February 11th 2017

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3 comments:

  1. Unknown2 April 2017 at 10:48

    Could be the one from Birmingham which may have transferred roost from Bartley to Draycote last Month..(Steve Whitehouse) rather pale bird

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  2. colin4 April 2017 at 13:41

    Its been a good year for white wingers at Shawell Carl?

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  3. Carl Baggott4 April 2017 at 19:40

    Yes it has. I think we just about broke the Glaucous Gull record for one winter period and three Iceland Gulls is good too.

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