glaucoides - kumlieni

(last update: January 26, 2012)

Iceland Gull (glaucoides) sub-adult, February 05-12 2012, Peterhead, Scotland. Picture: Chris Gibbins.

Age sub-adult winter; maybe 5cy bird as there are some pale brown spots on the underside of the greater primary coverts and in the undertail coverts.

Primary category: Stage 0, unmarked white wingtip. (see: primary patterns for explanation).

Yellow iris without obvious speckling. Class 2: yellow iris, 1% > 5% speckling. (see chart).

above: February 05 2012

below: February 11 2012

below 3x: February 12 2012