Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Hole Haven Creek, Essex 23rd February 2008
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
A mid sized tea coloured bird was present at Hole Haven Creek during late February, putting in a showing on each visit. The following images are those visits. This is identified as a different bird that was here on 13th and 19th February based on the lack of white ate the lores and chin, more strongly barred tertials and wing coverts.
Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Hole Haven Creek, Essex 28th February 2008
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
As can be seen this bird often showed very well
Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Hole Haven Creek, Essex 28th February 2008
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
The images above and the next show the bird in the same frame as a near adult Caspian Gull, below the Caspian is the bird towards the bottom left of the image. This must be a combination that has rarely, if ever, been photographed in the same frame before in the UK
Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Hole Haven Creek, Essex 23rd February 2008
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
This image clearly shows the fine upper-tail patterning; the tea coloured marbled tail feathers with stronger bars towards the feather tips whilst the feather tips themselves are white; the upper-tail coverts are boldly barred.
Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Hole Haven Creek, Essex 23rd February 2008
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Hole Haven Creek, Essex 28th February 2008
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Hole Haven Creek, Essex 4th March 2008
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
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Glaucous Gull, 1st winter, Moss Landing State Beach, California, 15th March 2007
bird digiscoped using Swarovski 80HDS scope with Nikon Coolpix P5000
This bird has clean looking wing coverts with no obvious barring whilst the mantle and scapulars and some median coverts are replaced grey this bird could infact be a 2nd-winter however the dark eye tends to lend the ID towards a 1st winter.
Glaucous Gull, juvenile, Pitsea Tip, Essex 7th February 2009
A typical tea coloured juvenile. The wing coverts and tertials are fairly strongly marked. Note the intricately patterned scapulars. The bill is pale pink with the dipped in ink tip. Note the bold white eye ring really stands out.
Glaucous Gull, juvenile,Private Site, Essex 7th February 2009
Same bird as in the image above. Note the strongly barred upper-tail coverts and tail pattern.
Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus
First-years : page 2