Southend-on-sea, Mediterranean Gulls, 31/12/2015

Mediterranean Gulls, 31/12/2015

Southend-on-sea, Common and Mediterranean Gulls, 28/12/2015

Southend-on-sea, ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'', 10.30 hours, 28/12



Common Gull

Black-headed Gull, adult winter

On the pier at 13.00 hours, grey cloud came over !


Mediterranean Gull, adult winter

Mediterranean Gull, adult winter, White ring: E494

Mediterranean Gull, adult winter, White ring: MXP

Mediterranean Gull, 2nd winter, White ring: 3KEA

Mediterranean Gull, adult winter, White ring: 3E72

Mediterranean Gull, adult winter, White ring: 3ERN

CASPIAN GULL, Dungeness, 26th December, 2015

''by the puddles'', much the same again today ! !

the usual Caspian Gull, 1st winter and the adult Lesser Black-backed Gull

a bit of light late afternoon.


Caspian Gull, 1st winter

Great Black-backed Gull, 1st winter, Black ring: JZ235

CASPIAN GULLS at Dungeness, 19th & 20th December, 2015

Dungeness, at the puddles, 11.00 hours - 15.00 hours, 19/12/2015


Caspian Gull, 1st winter

Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult

Herring Gull, adult, Red ring: AZ0T.

Sunday, 20th, much the same as yesterday ! but less light !


same Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult

and same Caspian Gull, 1st winter

a Caspian Gull, adult in the roost

Crow

CASPIAN GULLS, Two 1st winter Caspians and the 3rd winter Caspian, Yellow ring: PNXB (from Poland) at Dungeness, 13/12/2015

Dungeness, ''by the puddles'', 12.00 hours to 15.00 hours, 13/12/2015

all very quiet with lots of Herring Gulls and probably 20+ GBBG's  !

13.30 hours !  A Caspian Gull came into the puddle,
we heard it calling as it flew in, very distinctive above all the other Gull sounds !
Mick called Caspian !
It only stayed for a couple of seconds, then flew off to land over in the Gull roost.

Caspian Gull, 1st winter (No.1)

14.00 hours, Mick, MC and myself were looking at Caspian Gull (No 1) in the roost from the concrete road when Mick sees in the opposite direction, up on the shingle ridge above high water mark, Caspian Gull (No 2).

The light was awful (moan, moan), but Caspian no 2 was very settled and obligingly posed for a couple of side on, sky and sand backgrounds ! ! !

Caspian Gull, 1st winter (No.2)

14.20 hours, at the fishing boats, the light is even worse ! ! !

Caspian Gull, 1st winter (No.2)

to make up a ''TRIO of CASPIANS'' for the day ! ! !

MC picked out the Caspian Gull, 3rd winter, Yellow ring:  PNXB 

(here again today, only a brief sighting, i did not see it)

Caspian Gull, 3rd winter, Yellow ring:  PNXB

This image from yesterday, 12/12

A STUNNING WEEKEND at DUNGENESS with ''great company''

CASPIAN GULL, 3rd winter, Yellow ring: PNXB (from Poland) at Dungeness, 12/12/2015

Dungeness, by the puddles,  12.00 hours - 15.00 hours


A very grey day was brightened up when RB picked out this

Caspian Gull, 3rd winter, Yellow ring:  PNXB