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Tuesday 12 September 2017

Sabine's Gulls at Rough Point

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 12th September 2017 (M.O'Clery).

During a violent gale force wind, there were upwards of 400 Arctic Terns taking shelter in the lee of the headland. This juvenile Sabine's Gull made a brief appearance among them for just five minutes or so, before heading south into Sandy Bay. A second bird - also a juvenile - rounded the headland a short time later and headed west into the ferocious headwind.

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 12th September 2017 (M.O'Clery).

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 12th September 2017 (M.O'Clery).

Arctic Terns, Rough Point, 12th September 2017 (M.O'Clery).