This bird is a first record for Limerick and with 13 previously accepted records in Ireland it is potentially the 14th for the Country. It also seems to be the first record of this plumage phase in Ireland as well.
Saturday, 28 January 2017
Caspian Gull
Life ticks don't come along too often, especially out of the migration season, so it's a nice surprise when one turns up on your doorstep. So it was with the second winter Caspian Gull that Geoff Hunt came across at O'Callaghan's Strand on 15/1/2017. I had previously seen what was initially thought to be a second winter Caspian Gull in Tallaght in March 2014, however this bird is now considered to be a hybrid of some form.
This bird is a first record for Limerick and with 13 previously accepted records in Ireland it is potentially the 14th for the Country. It also seems to be the first record of this plumage phase in Ireland as well.
This bird is a first record for Limerick and with 13 previously accepted records in Ireland it is potentially the 14th for the Country. It also seems to be the first record of this plumage phase in Ireland as well.
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