Happy New Year and an Interesting Gull.

The end of the old year and beginning of the new brought in an interesting gull to accompany the two Icelands already present in the Cransdale area. Perhaps the bird called up as a 2nd Year Kumlien's Gull on the 28th, it was seen again first light on the 31st and showed all day at Cransdale today.
When initially seen again Thayer's Gull certainly came to mind, but on further scrutiny and discussion (PAAB, CNG, PB et al) evident that with its essentially pallid primaries for one thing this is not possible. CNG states that, based on the photos, it could after all be an atypical Kumlien's, or some sort of intergrade.
A very striking bird.
The two Iceland Gulls were still present off an on today in the same area.

Happy New Year!