February is always a good month to see Iceland and Glaucous gulls in Shetland. More Iceland than Glaucous at the moment
One has been seen for several days in Lerwick but this one turned up at Sandsayre in Sandwick and at this time has been present for 4 days, one day joined by another
Usually the outlet pipe draws at least 20-30 gulls but on this day only the Iceland was present, joined briefly by a few others
The weather was good for a change and the best sunlight coincided with high tide, the best time to see the gull flock
Like most birds this Iceland Gull had a regular pattern for feeding and came close to the beach numerous times.
This bird may have never seen any humans before arriving in Sandwick and was very confiding
It was good to see it feeding on very small insects sitting on the surface of the sea
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