A few more pics from yesterday all digiscoped:
The gull above was not 100% convincing at times on the ice, but when it slipped into a patch of open water it transformed into a beautiful elegant Caspian Gull.
Juvenile Glaucous Gull |
Second-winter Glaucous Gull - small area of pink at the tip of the bill, but not visible in photo |
Adult or Near adult Caspian Gull |
Finnish Ringed Herring Gull Complete with Yellow Legs |
Another Herring Gull with Yellow Legs - Possibly a 'Baltic Yellow Legged' Herring Gull |
Note the Similarity of the Underwing Pattern of the Primaries to a Caspian Gull (this is said to be a feature of some Herring Gulls from the Baltic |