Friday 5 December 2014

White wings ahoy

A rather elusive 'white' gull was in the Collieston area last weekend; I was hoping to nail it down before posting any news, but no such luck. There's a chance it may resurface yet though.

Here's what we saw, in virtual darkness, on Sunday afternoon...


Looked to us like a first-winter Iceland, but a whacking great big one. Head shape and bill colour appeared correct, but views were very poor. Comments welcome!

2 comments:

  1. I'm no expert but it looks good for Iceland. Maybe looks 'big' because of the contrast with the dark background.

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  2. Hi Andy, yes the pale colouration of 'white-wingers' does tend to exaggerate their size. Even taking this into account, however, this bird was a particularly burly individual for Iceland! Sadly no sign of it today despite quick search.

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