Gulls!

First thing this morning at the fishing boats in strong and very cold west wind, there were masses of Gulls feeding along the tideline on the large amount of Sea Mice, Sponges, Shellfish and numerous Dog Fish that were being washed ashore, among the Gulls the braying of the regular 1w Caspian Gull could be readily heard but sadly I was unable to find any white wingers, maybe tomorrow when the wind is expected to be even stronger.

Off shore Guillemots and Razorbills were tooing and froing, as were Red-throated Divers and Great-crested Grebes, Numerous Kittiwakes were feeding on the horizon with many Gannets and at least 2 Great Skuas were in  attendance. This afternoon there was no change from this morning.

 The 1w Caspian Gull stealing a meal

On the reserve late morning the 1w Glaucous Gull was on the islands on Burrowes, among the Great Black-backed Gulls which contained at least 5 Norwegian ringed individuals. Also of note a drake and duck Smew and a drake Goosander along with at least 6 Goldeneye there. Another duck Smew was on Tanners Pool and the Black-throated Diver was still present on Dengemarsh.