Sunday, March 23, 2025
From West Terrace, I could see that there was a white-winger on the golf-course spit - an adult this time. As I made my way down there, I heard the welcome sound of chiffchaff song from the boardwalk area; but I headed for the gull first. It looked nice and snowy, and appeared larger than the nearby herring gulls.
Its legs also appear to be a darker shade of pink - although I'm not sure if this rules out the regular viking. I don't know how many viking gulls there are, but I assume that they don't all differ from pure glaucous gulls in the same way. In another very poor shot, the gull is spreading its wings and there does seem to be a darkish streak running across the secondaries, although the primary tips appear to be pure white. Dunno. I'll do more research when I have time.
Heading back to the boardwalk, I heard two chiffchaffs singing and managed two pics - possibly of the same bird.
It has begun!
// posted by Christine @ 8:07 AM 
