First-winter Iceland Gull near Kilbaha © John N Murphy
Saturday 21st January 2012
My first visit to Loop of the new year proved to be very productive. On a half hour sea watch from the car park at the Bridges of Ross there was on Little Auk flying in a south west direction. There were good numbers of Guillemots, few Razorbills, Fulmars, Kittiwakes and Gannets.
There were seven white-winged gulls on the headland. One first-winter Glaucous was roosting on the rocks between Kilbaha and Cloughaun Lough. Along these rocks there were also three first-winter Iceland Gulls. One adult and two first-winter Iceland gulls were feeding within a large flock of Herring Gulls in fields adjacent to Ross Bay.
Other birds of note were two Chough on the lighthouse road and one Raven in Kilbaha village.
Wonderful picture John and very lively!
ReplyDeleteIn Ireland you have so many species I would love to photograph! :)
Cheers!