[va-bird] Fauquier Landfill, 1/27

Seven of us from Montgomery County, Md, went to the Fauquier landfill 
yesterday.  Both the weather and the birds were very cooperative.  Best bird 
was an ICELAND GULL, probably a 1st winter bird, right at the pale end of the 
scale.  The bill had a fairly extensive pale base, with a dark outer half and 
with dark reaching back along the cutting edges.  The eye was dark and there 
was some remnant distinct barring on the inner wing coverts.  I haven't seen 
the bird that's been at the PW landfill this winter so don't know whether this 
is the same one.
   
  We also had 4 adult and one first winter Lesser Black-backed Gulls. All in 
all there were around 1200 gulls there in total - more than 2/3 of which were 
Ring-billed, with around 20 or so Greater Black-backs and American Herring 
making up the rest.
   
  Regards
   
  Clive Harris
  Cabin John

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