Thursday, 11 June 2009

GULLS

Meurig and I paid a visit to the cliff-top at New Quay today. Most of the Kittewakes were on eggs and plenty of the Razorbills and Guillemots had chicks, although generally very hard to see.
On the way back we noticed that the gull roost on a coastal field at Llanon had got bigger and closer examination revealed 112 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, mainly juvs.; quite a number for Ceredigion.
At nearby Ty Gwyn pools an equally impressive 8 Mediterranean Gulls were present, all 1st summer birds.