My usual last light visit to the Meadow turned what I thought was up the first Yellow-legged Gull of the season with a nice adult bird in amongst a reasonably sized flock. However, when Ian Lewington saw it he re-identified it as a CASPIAN GULL - a most welcome upgrade!
There were quite a few Lapwing today though still no Golden Plover and no other waders this evening.
There were quite a few Lapwing today though still no Golden Plover and no other waders this evening.
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| This evening's Caspian Gull. Expect plenty more grainy gull grabs over the next couple of months |
I'm gradually making counts of the numbers of wintering duck present on the Meadow, partly as I've taken over the WeBS counts for the site and partly out of curiosity. Today it was the turn of the Wigeon where there were an amazing 1250 birds.With several thousand Starlings and Black-headed Gulls we must have at least 5000 birds on the Meadow at present.
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