Category Archives: Gulls

American Herring Gull: New ID feature

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

A new feature for identifying adult American Herring Gull by Peter Adriaens Gulls never cease to amaze me. You can be studying one species for over ten years, and still find that you have overlooked something that was right in … Continue reading →

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King Eider Harbour

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Båtsfjord: the King’s Harbour Twice I have donned brightly coloured Arctic jumpsuits and headed out in a zodiac from a base in Båtsfjord Harbour on the exposed northern fringe of Varanger, Arctic Norway. Both represent unique Arctic experiences. The first was the ‘Blue Fulmar Pelagic’ in May 2011. The … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Photo Opportunity

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Gull, Tyre and Gargoyle combo  On an inaccessible limestone stack. Yep, sometimes it’s just bizarre. Out walking the north cliffs of Flamborough the other day, I picked up this ringed adult Herring Gull. Off the top of my head I think such orange rings come from birds trapped … Continue reading →

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Possible Slaty-backed Gull in Connecticut?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

The 1st Winter Challenge Julian Hough has been in touch and is welcoming informed comment on this first winter (2cy) gull. It’s an interesting realm, given only adult Slaty-backs have been identified in Europe. While expected, the trickier first winters are more likely to get overlooked. This bird … Continue reading →

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1st winter Caspian Gull (new)

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

7th in the area Yesterday (23rd Jan 2013) Tormod and I jammed a first winter Caspian Gull, on factory roofs by R. Don at Neepsend. This was a new bird for him so special moment. It was also the 7th record in this … Continue reading →

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juvenile/1st winter Iceland and Kumlien’s Gull Identification

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

The Bridlington Bay Gull I have had a chance to review work done on these a few years ago *. This was based on literature search, examination of specimens from Greenland (Tring) and observation of Iceland and Kumlien’s Gulls in Britain, Ireland, … Continue reading →

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Interesting Iceland Gull at Bridlington

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

1st winter glaucoides/kumlieni by Martin Lovely weekend with my family in Bridlington, East Yorkshire with no real expectation of much birding- just walks, board games and time together. Visiting Bridlington harbour with Mrs G. yesterday (13th Jan) we walked down the slipway onto south beach and I took … Continue reading →

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Thayer’s Gull

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

2nd winter plumage Free Article Download Hi, Identification of Thayer’s Gull has been a hot potato for a long time, and remains so today. This photo-essay has been put together to encourage birders to look for second winter Thayer’s, an age group … Continue reading →

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Caspian Gull number 5

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

Neepsend again Our local Caspian Gull fest in Sheffield added another yesterday. Andy Deighton saw this 3rd winter type briefly yesterday. That makes 5 different birds in the space of a month. Hope this one hangs around for the big foot it

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