Tuesday, 30th December 2014

An adult Caspian Gull was found this afternoon amongst the masses of Gulls, it was seen on and off before all the Gulls were flushed by a guy flying a Harris`s Hawk.

Offshore 
28 Teal east, 36 Common Scoters west, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west and 1 Auk sp. west.

Others
500 Pink-footed Geese, 650 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 800 Lapwings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 66 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 1 adult Caspian Gull, 1 Glaucous Gull, 1 Shore Lark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 7 Rock Pipits and 45 Goldfinch.
 
 Adult Caspian Gull (red arrow - above & below) - flatter forehead, angular rear 
crown, small dark 'beady' eye and clean white head compared to the Herring
Gulls.


Glaucous Gull
 
Ringing 
1 Chaffinch and 2 Goldfinch.
 
 Goldfinch

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