Taking Our Lumps Thayer’s Gull is lumped with Iceland Gull, and the combined species will go under the name of Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides). These have been “problem birds” for many years. Typical ...

We focus on certain species of gull with migration paths that overlap here. Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) breed in Iceland during the summertime, and in the winter they migrate to ...

In 2024 an Iceland Gull was found in the beginning of the year. Tropical Storm Debby passed to the west of Berks in early August. Two rare gulls appeared at Blue Marsh beach after the storm.

“Once you see your first Iceland gull, it’s hard not to want to see more of these birds, because they are just so spectacular and pristine, with these off-white and beige plumages.

Pittsburgh in 2017 — a cold year — brought bigger populations of waterfowl on the rivers, including redhead, Iceland gull, lesser black-backed gull and great black-backed gull.

The Iceland gull is easier to identify than most other gulls because it looks quite different. These birds have a white and light gray head, chest, and underbelly. Their wings are mottled with white ...

AKUREYRI, Iceland – Golf is full of memorable experiences. But if you really want to stamp a memory that is unique, thrilling and cold (in July!), there's nothing better than the Arctic Open. I ...

Recent bird sightings reported to Mass Audubon: Last week’s most notable sightings were a Western grebe at Winthrop Beach, a Townsend’s warbler on the Alewife Linear Bike Path in Cambridge, a ...

Photo by David Policansky.An Iceland Gull like this one has been seen on the outer beach on the way to Great Point this year. (July 6, 2023) The biggest surprise this week was a Pomarine Jaeger ...

Eliza Reid, a former U.N. tourism ambassador and the wife of President Gudni Johannesson, welcomes her country’s many visitors, and has a few suggestions on safety, respect and how to meet locals.

Recent bird sightings as reported to the Mass Audubon: Highlights last week included a rare slaty-backed gull in Provincetown Harbor, four continuing “wandering” trumpeter swans in Worcester ...