Caspian Gulls and TWITE...!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 Twite at Fly flatts were the first  I've seen for a while away from the feeing stations , great little birds  , 4 Stonechats , 1 Sparrowhawk , 2 Kestrel and 2 Barn Owls.

GULLS.....

   There are at least 2500 gulls coming into roost at Fly Flats at the moment and probably many more as they are still coming in when its well past dusk.

Aprox 70% are Lesser Black backed Gulls a good mix of Adults , 2CY birds and 1st winters but there are a few still in juvenile plumage only managed 1 intermedius type so far.

27 % are Argenteus British Herring Gulls with a few big Argentatus mixed in .

 The rest are a mixture of Common and Black headed  Gulls  mainly in winter plumage , there were 3 juvenile Common Gulls which looked very odd really dark birds with white collars..!!!

We also found 2  Adult Yellow - legged Gulls and 3 1st winter Caspian Gulls,,well worth a look if you like your Gulls , but its cold on that exposed west bank and it takes 30 minutes to walk there through mud and standing water,,,,,,,NCD and AC,,,,,

Pic DJS thanks