I was in Amsterdam over the weekend and twitched this second-winter Iceland Gull on a city lake. The Dutch name translates as little mayor, due to its similarity with Glaucous Gull or 'big mayor', which itself got its name from early seafarers who named it after its stately posture and dominant behaviour towards other gulls. Appropriately enough, my first Iceland Gulls were in Iceland ten year's ago and this is only the fourth one I've seen since then. As for my balcony list, currently standing at 39 species since I moved in, the only recent addition was a couple of hunting Peregrines.
