Archives January - December 2004

3 December 2004
Some small gulls are uploaded today. A dorsal flightshot of an adult Sabine's Gull from Denmark in September can be seen here. Last autumn a leucistic Mew Gull spent a day in Bergen, western Norway, and two pictures are here. A flightshot of a normal juvenile Mew Gull, moulting to first winter, from September this year is here.

24 November 2004
An adult winter Bonaparte's Gull was found at Skagen havn in Denmark two days ago. We have uploaded four stunning flightshots by Peter Nielsen of this Nearctic vagrant here.

22 November 2004
With the renewed discussion concerning the large dark eyed gull reappearing in Trondheim (see below, 16 November), we have uploaded three pictures of a Swedish gull with several features similar to the Norwegian mystery bird. Maybe both of these originate from the same population? Anyway, have a look at the pictures here.

16 November 2004
The previously debated Trondheim mystery gull from last winter returned at the same site today. Several people from both sides of the Atlantic thought it could be a California Gull ssp. albertaensis. Some features, such as the wing proportions (see flightshots from February) exclude California Gull, but indicate that it may be a hybrid Caspian x Herring Gull). Have a look at four new pictures here.

10 September 2004
A first-summer Caspian Gull was found near Fredrikstad in southeastern Norway during mid August. Have a look at three pictures of the bird here.

1 September 2004
An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull of the subspecies Larus fuscus graellsii from Tromsø (northern Norway) this spring is uploaded here.

31 August 2004
A juvenile Mew Gull with an unknown infection was photographed in Odda, Hordaland county two weeks ago. If you have comments on what it is, please send an e-mail. View the picture here.

2 July 2004
The Mew Gulls in western Norway have started their primary moult now. We have uploaded two pictures of a flying adult bird here.

1 July 2004
During the last three summers a Herring Gull and a Glaucous Gull has bred together outside Kristiansand, almost at the southern tip of Norway. This year three chicks hatched on June 18th. Five days later they were unfortunately found dead. See the pictures of the hybrid hatchlings and the adult Glaucous Gull here.

30 June 2004
New uploads today include an adult Mew Gull from April here and another (streching wing) from May here. Also new are flightshots of an adult Black-legged Kittiwake with nest-material here and an adult Scandinavian Herring Gull here.

4 June 2004
A week in the Baltics produced a.o. a first summer Caspian Gull near Ventes Ragas in southwestern Lithuania on May 30th. Four pictures of the bird can be seen here.

2 April 2004
We have added some flightshots of moulting gulls from last September today. First a second calendar year Great Black-backed Gull here and an adult Herring Gull here. Furthermore, three different Black-legged Kittiwakes; a first-winter bird here and a first summer/second winter here, and an adult here.

31 March 2004
Nine videograbs of a first-winter Yellow-legged Gull from southeastern Norway on March 25 are added today. There are no accepted records of the species in Norway, but several birds have been claimed during the last years. See it here.

20 March 2004
A slightly bleached first winter nominate Iceland Gull from Rogaland county is new at the site today. See the picture here.

18 March 2004
A Caspian Gull was discovered at Jaeren in Rogaland county two days ago. It is a third calendar year bird, an age-class never recorded in Norway before. Look at four pictures from yesterday here. We have also recieved six new pictures of the Bonaparte's Gull at Lista in Vest-Agder county in December 1995. See the pics here.

17 March 2004
A presumed first winter hybrid Glaucous x Herring Gull from middle Norway is uploaded today. See two pictures of the perched bird here. The first winter Caspian Gull that was only seen briefly in Oestfold county in December 2003 was relocated some days ago, and four excellent new shots of this Norwegian rarity can be seen here.

15 March 2004
Three pics of a first winter Iceland Gull from Troms in Northern Norway is uploaded here. And new flightshots of adult and second winter Herring Gulls can bee seen here and here.

22 February 2004
Two presumed hybrid Glaucous x Herring Gulls are added to the site today. A second winter bird from Rogaland here, and two photos of a stunning first winter in Oslo here.

22 January 2004
The fourth ever Caspian Gull in Norway was seen briefly and photographed in Østfold county on December 30th. 2003. Have a look at four pictures of this first winter bird here.

22 January 2004
Last summer Norways fourth Franklin's Gull (and first for 23 years!) was staying near Oslo a couple of days in July. We've uploaded two pictures of this stunning adult bird here.

11 January 2004
Three pictures of an adult winter Glaucous Gull from december 2003 are added on this page. Also new today is a presumed 2nd winter hybrid Glaucous x Herring Gull found in Bergen today. Five pictures are uploaded here.

10 January 2004
A dark second-winter (3cy) Herring Gull superficially similar to an American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus was seen in the southeastern part of Norway on the 7th. Knowing the extreme plumage variation in Scandinavian Herring Gulls L. a. argentatus at this age, certain ID of this bird is probably not possible. Have a look at eight videograbs here.