Ross's Gull
Rhodostethia rosea.
Radipole Lake, Dorset.
It was almost exactly 10 years ago that I saw my last Ross's Gull in the UK, so the arrival of this winter plumaged adult, was an obvious attraction. It had been quite mobile, and could appear at any one of three or four sites, but Radipole offered the best possibility of getting reasonably close to this high arctic species.
Despite the very cold conditions, it was a lovely sunny day, and the temperature was soon forgotten when the star bird appeared.
Ross's Gull
Rhodostethia rosea.
Radipole Lake, Dorset.
It was almost exactly 10 years ago that I saw my last Ross's Gull in the UK, so the arrival of this winter plumaged adult, was an obvious attraction. It had been quite mobile, and could appear at any one of three or four sites, but Radipole offered the best possibility of getting reasonably close to this high arctic species.
Despite the very cold conditions, it was a lovely sunny day, and the temperature was soon forgotten when the star bird appeared.