I'm not sure if there's been a noticeable influx of Caspian Gulls at other sites, but I've certainly had my fair share at Shawell A5 Lagoons this weekend. After seeing three yesterday I popped back this afternoon and found another trying to hide amongst some adult Herring Gulls. I have aged it as a third-winter due to it being too advanced in its journey towards adulthood for it to be a second-winter. That said, it hasn't replaced all of its tertials and coverts with adult like feathers, so it might be a very advanced second-winter.
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| Third-winter Caspian Gull |
This one is quite a beast with an impressive bill - probably a male. The gull to its right in the image above is a Great Black-backed Gull.
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| Third-winter Caspian Gull |
