With the wind increasing overnight I wondered whether it might cause a few Gulls to take shelter on the island. I headed for Burrafirth joining Robbie there. Although there was a steady stream of Gulls flying ashore I failed to see any white-wingers for the first hour but in the next hour I saw 12 Glaucous Gulls and 3 Iceland Gulls arriving in off the sea before I headed home. I then joined Brydon and Casey at Loch of Cliff where there was a Gull roost numbering a couple of thousand birds. Unfortunately the majority proved impossible to approach although it was clear there were plenty of Glaucous Gulls and a few Iceland Gulls present.
First-cycle Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Second-cycle Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Second-cycle Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Second-cycle Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Second-cycle Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Second-cycle Glaucous Gull and third-cycle argentatus Herring Gull at Burrafirth
Second-cycle Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Third-cycle Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Adult Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Adult Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Adult Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
Adult Glaucous Gull at Burrafirth
First-cycle Iceland Gull at Burrafirth
Third-cycle Iceland Gull and adult argentatus Herring Gull at Burrafirth
Adult Iceland Gull and adult argentatus Herring Gull at Burrafirth
Gull roost at Cliff
