Already this has been the best 'white-winger' season ever at Shawell. Five Glaucous and 13 Iceland Gulls, but could I add to the list today?
The gulls had already assembled in the sandpit off Gibbet Lane when I arrived this morning. It didn't take long to find the first Iceland Gull - number 14!
It was pure white and I could just see it had a pink tip to its bill, so it was most likely a second-winter.
Later on the juvenile seen previously on April 5th and 7th appeared and promptly fell to sleep. Later it was at the A5 Lagoons.
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The gulls had already assembled in the sandpit off Gibbet Lane when I arrived this morning. It didn't take long to find the first Iceland Gull - number 14!
It was pure white and I could just see it had a pink tip to its bill, so it was most likely a second-winter.
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| Second-Winter Iceland Gull, Shawell Sandpit, April 14th 2018 |
Later on the juvenile seen previously on April 5th and 7th appeared and promptly fell to sleep. Later it was at the A5 Lagoons.
