One adult-type and first-winter Iceland Gulls down in Clifden Quay on Tuesday. Both birds were attracted to the small flock of Herrings feeding on the bread but neither joined the melee. At a distance you could easily mistake the adult type as a full adult but on close views I don't think it's 100% there just yet. It had very faint brown tones to the outer primary quills and had some traces of brown/mixed moult to the median, lesser coverts and primary/median primary coverts and alula. Possibly a fourth-winter bird. The few birds that I've suspected of being of this age usually still have a blackish gonys spot which this bird is lacking.
Fourth-winter Iceland Gull, Clifden Quay.
Fourth-winter Iceland Gull, Clifden Quay.
Fourth-winter Iceland Gull, Clifden Quay.
Fourth-winter Iceland Gull, Clifden Quay.
First and fourth-winter Iceland Gulls, Clifden Quay.
First-winter Iceland Gull, Clifden Quay.
First-winter Iceland Gull, Clifden Quay.
Came across a colour-ringed Brent Goose out on Omey Strand while doing the I-WeBS count. Haven't got the full latest life history but as it turns out I had the very same bird in on the football pitch at Nimmo's Pier back on 8th February 2008. It had been seen down in Tralee, Co. Kerry earlier in the winter. Will be interesting to see if it did the same this winter. The 2008 update is below.
Ringing Site; Seltjarnarnes, SW Iceland
Date Ringed; 24/05/05
Sex; F
Darvic; SJLY
Age Code; 5
Status: Metal; 123887
Right Leg Letter/Colour: S Lime
Left Leg Letter/Colour: J Yellow
Date Obs Grid Site Subsi
27-Oct-06 GMU Q740175 Trale
01-May-07 HG Skerjafjörður
01-May-07 GG Skerjafjörður
15-Oct-07 KM J506721 Strang
15-Oct-07 GM J506721 Strang
17-Oct-07 KC J506721 Strang
18-Oct-07 HT J512717 Strang
17-Nov-07 JMU/FM Q740175 T
07-Feb-08 MBY M297243 Galw
09-Feb-08 DBR M297243 Galw
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