The fall of Glaucous and Iceland gulls Ireland has been experiencing over the last month or so shows no signs of slowing down. I was back over in Port Oriel this morning to find four Glaucous, two adults and two first Winters sitting up on the rocks with the mixed gull flock.
One of the adults (the one pictured here) showed no signs of the brownish streaks on its neck and head you'd normally expect to find on a Winter Glaucous, instead its plumage was completely unblemished and a
brilliant Summer white already.
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| Already has its brilliant white Summer head and neck |
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There's a total absence of coluration or markings on its tail and upper-tail coverts
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