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Thursday, January 05, 2012

could it be a glaucous gull?

About 20 lesser black-backed gulls feeding in wet field on Wern this morning - and amongst them one gull which appeared to be totally white from a distance. When they suddenly took off, and circled for several minutes, it was easy to follow this gull, which was larger than the others and almost appeared to glisten in what little sun there was. Having checked the books, I'm wondering whether it could have been a glaucous gull - anyone any thoughts? We'll keep our eyes open for more sightings, as the water will no doubt lie on the fields for a few days yet!
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  1. Paul Leafe5 January 2012 at 13:19

    No reason why not, there has been a few turning up in Britain over the last month or so. Only other possibility would be a lucistic herring or great black-backed gull. Don't suppose you have grid ref for the field. Will try and get up that way tomorrow.

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  2. sue s5 January 2012 at 13:30

    Thanks for that Paul. Grid ref is SJ21 245135. Hope you're lucky. It would be great to have it confirmed one way or another. We will try to keep an eye on things too.

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  3. sue s6 January 2012 at 10:35

    No signs of any gulls this morning I'm afraid Paul. Take a walk around Wern most mornings so will be on the lookout

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