The 2009 started well for Hungary with yet another new bird for the country (following the Purple Sandpiper in November).

A second year Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) was found by Bence Kókay at Dunaújváros along the Danube on the 28th of January and was seen at the same spot until the 30th morning when it was seen flying southward.

This observation was probably linked with the gale (or hurricane) forced wind which hit France and Spain a few days earlier. There were up to 30 records of Iceland Gull in France following the storm.

Here is a picture of the bird, but unfortunately it was mostly raining and the quality is hence not the best!

Photographer: Gábor Simay