Monday 3 August 2015

juv Sandwich terns

By the time I got to Ynys Las the tide was out…really out.. but there were still around 40 Sandwich Terns in a little huddle just carpark side of the saltings and, very pleasing to see, 17 or 18 were juvs.
Two small lads with their dad were sharing their lunch(sandwiches?) with a few gulls and, although we all know the consequences of that, it was a joy to see the wonder on their faces as these rather large birds stood there almost toe to toe.  Probably there was joy on the gull faces but that's harder to see…
Earlier in Aber a lump of something was tossed from a van and instantly a young gull swooped…now which should be culled, litter lout driver or very observant wild bird?  Answers on a postcard to D.Cameron.