CASPIAN GULL, 1st winter, Dungeness, 30/09/2017

Dungeness, by the Fishing Boats, 30/09/2017


Caspian Gull, 1st winter

CASPIAN GULL, 2nd winter, Dungeness, 24/9/2017

By the Fishing Boats, 24/9/2017


Caspian Gull, 2nd winter

CASPIAN GULL, 1st c, Dungeness, 16/9/2017

Dungeness, by the Fishing Boats, 16/9/2017



Gannet

Common Gull, 1st cy

Caspian Gull, 1st cy

Eider

Herring Gull, 1st cy

Lesser Black-back Gull, juvenile, HN50J

Lesser Black-back Gull, juvenile

Lesser Black-back Gull, 2nd cy

Lesser Black-back Gull, adult

Great Black-backed Gull, adult, JT491

Great Black-backed Gull, 2nd cy, JJ491

CASPIAN GULL, juvenile, Dungeness, 10/9/2017

Dungeness, by the puddles, 10/9/2017



Caspian Gull, juvenile

Dungeness, juvenile Gulls, 13/08/2017

Dungeness, by the fishing boats, 13th August, 2017

Lot's of activity at Dungeness today !   
Lifeboat open day, lots of people, fishermen and families enjoying the day on the beach in superb nice weather.

AL and GP had joined us for the day.

It is high tide, no gulls, we had just sat down in a gap between fishermen, cameras still in bag, when this juvenile Kittiwake settled on the water in front of us, attracted in to a small dead fish, probably a fisherman's discard.

Stunning start to the day ! ! !   followed by an hour with very little to point the camera at

We enjoyed the spectacular sight of 100's of Sand Martin gather above us before they moved south, out to sea.
Many Sandwich and Common Terns
An Artic Skua chasing Terns, and the distant Gannet all in excellent light condition !

The people and fishermen started to leave,
and the Gulls came in ! ! !

Herring Gull, juveniles 10+
Lesser Black-backed Gull, juveniles, several !
Great Black-backed Gull, juvenile, 2
Mediterranean Gull, juvenile.
Common Gull, juvenile, 2 sighting, prob same bird
Black-headed Gull, juvenile, not close for photo
Yellow-legged Gull, 1st cycle, 2 late in the day.

Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile, (tail pattern of interest)

Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile

Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (1)

Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (1)

Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (1)

Mediterranean Gull, juvenile

Black-headed Gull, adult summer

Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile

Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile

Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile

Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (2)

Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (2)

Common Gull, juvenile

Herring Gull, juvenile

Great Black-backed Gull, juvenile

Great Black-backed Gull, 1st summer, 2nd cy

Great Black-backed Gull, 2nd summer, 3rd cy

Great Black-backed Gull, adult

Yellow-legged Gull, juvenile / 1st winter ?   However, 1 cycle.

A stunning day out ! ! !