Iceland Gulls
The Iceland Gull is a largish gull although relatively slender and light-weight. It is smaller and thinner billed than the very large Glaucous Gull and it is usually smaller than the Herring Gull.
The Iceland Gull is very pale in all plumages with absolutely no black in the tips of the primaries in adult plumage. Adults are pale grey above with a yellowish-green bill. Immatures are very pale grey.
The Iceland Gull breeds colonially or singly on coasts and cliffs in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland .... but not Iceland where it is usually only seen in the winter. It is migratory and winters in the north Atlantic as far south as the UK and northernmost states of the eastern USA as well as in the interior of north America as far west as the western Great Lakes. It is generally much scarcer in Europe than the similar Glaucous Gull.
Like most gulls, the Iceland Gull is an omnivore and it eats fish, molluscs, offal, scraps, and eggs. It forages while flying, picking up food at or just below the water's surface and also feeds while walking or swimming. Scavenging habits lead it to frequent garbage dumps, sewage outlets and places where fish are cleaned.
Date: 5th June 2015
Location: Steingrímsfjarðarheiði to Ísafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
The Iceland Gull is very pale in all plumages with absolutely no black in the tips of the primaries in adult plumage. Adults are pale grey above with a yellowish-green bill. Immatures are very pale grey.
The Iceland Gull breeds colonially or singly on coasts and cliffs in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland .... but not Iceland where it is usually only seen in the winter. It is migratory and winters in the north Atlantic as far south as the UK and northernmost states of the eastern USA as well as in the interior of north America as far west as the western Great Lakes. It is generally much scarcer in Europe than the similar Glaucous Gull.
Like most gulls, the Iceland Gull is an omnivore and it eats fish, molluscs, offal, scraps, and eggs. It forages while flying, picking up food at or just below the water's surface and also feeds while walking or swimming. Scavenging habits lead it to frequent garbage dumps, sewage outlets and places where fish are cleaned.
Date: 5th June 2015
Location: Steingrímsfjarðarheiði to Ísafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
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