Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), 4cy, 5.2.2012, Hanstholm Harbour

Kumlien's Gull (Larus [glaucoides] kumlieni), 4cy, 5.2.2012, Hanstholm Harbour

This Kumlien's Gull was found and identified by Rune Sø Neergaard almost a month ago on January 8. It was the fifth of eight white-winged gulls I managed to locate in the Hanstholm Harbour area in just one day, with four 3cy and two 4cy Kumlien's /Iceland Gull-types and one 2cy and one 3cy Glaucous Gull.

Here seen behind the first of the four 3cy Iceland Gulls.

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), 3cy, 5.2.2012, Roshage, Hanstholm #4

This is the fourth of eight white-winged gulls found in the Hanstholm Harbour area in just one day, with four 3cy and two 4cy Kumlien's /Iceland-types and one 2cy and one 3cy Glaucous Gull.

It has been identified as a Kumlien's Gull by people who have seen it under much better circumstances than illustrated in these photos, but based on my personal view a heavily pigmented Iceland Gull cannot be ruled out. It appears as if the pigmentation is darker on the inner primaries than the outer, i.e. it lacks the Thayer's Gull impression on the outer five primaries. However, here are six much better photos of the same individual taken two weeks before on January 21: one, two, three, four, five and six. Judge for yourself...

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), 3cy, 5.2.2012, Hanstholm Harbour #3

This is the third of eight white-winged gulls found in the Hanstholm Harbour area in just one day, with four 3cy and two 4cy Kumlien's /Iceland Gull-types and one 2cy and one 3cy Glaucous Gull.

Here seen behind the first of the four 3cy Iceland Gulls seen today.