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Friday 26 January 2018

A glut of Glaucs

Glaucous Gulls have been popping up around the coast of late, along with a fair sprinkling of Iceland Gulls. Most are petty tame.

Glaucous Gull, Black Rock, 25th January 2018 (David O'Connor).

Adult Glaucous Gull, Black Rock, 25th January 2018 (David O'Connor).

'Phone-scoped' Glaucous Gull, Inch, 26th January 2018 (Michael O'Clery).

The tiny camera on a smart phone and a telescope produced reasonable results... Handy for a bit of photographic evidence of a sighting.

Glaucous Gull, Inch, 26th January 2018 (Michael O'Clery).