Teesmouth Bird Club

The colour ringed 2nd winter Glaucous Gull which Colin Dodsworth saw at Seaton Carew on 15 Jan (which had been at Boldon Flats on 23 Dec 2011) has been seen again - at Cotham Landfill Site, Nottinghamshire, on 18 Feb. It was originally ringed on the Ugie Estuary, Peterhead, on 3 Aug 2011.

Mark

Superb sharp photos Dave. Always stunning birds to see.

A few pics of a 1st winter present on morning of Friday 27th.

A few more shots of this interesting bird. I wasn't too convinced at the time - the wing tip pattern was changeable depending on the light and the iris looks very clean (not peppered dark in typical Kumlien's). Derek Charles (Irish gull watcher with plenty of Kumlien's experience) is in the pro-Kumlien's camp, not sure whether it'd pass the 'Gibbin's criteria' though.
Wish we could get one of those belting adults with proper dark wing tips.