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Thursday 23 January 2014

The Reenard Kumlien's

First-winter Kumlien's Gull, Reenard, 21st January 2014 (Kerry Birding).
Yet another, the seventh for Kerry this January.

 First-winter Kumlien's Gull and second winter presumed Iceland Gull, Reenard, 21st January 2014 (Kerry Birding).

The Iceland-type gull on the right shows a distinct grey-brown wash to the shafts of the primaries, but is overall much paler and less well marked on the wing coverts and tail than most, if not all, second year Kumlien's-types. Another view of it is shown below.