Grafham Water 16 June 2012

A blowy but bright early morning for three hours along the dam..

An influx of Yellow-legged Gulls was evident as follows: 1 adult SW and 2 on the res., 1 2nd calendar year bird on the res; 2 3rd calendar year birds SW and 3 on the res., 1 4th calendar year bird on the res. Adding to the gull interest was a 3rd calendar year GBB that had been colour ringed on NW Scotland.
Otherwise 1 Little Egret, 6 Common Terns, c600 Swifts  and c 20 Swallows and the local raptors were about it.....

Adult Yellow-legged Gull - very large individual

The very minimal white mirror on P9 is indicative of birds from
western populations typically Portugal & Spain 


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