Aberaeron 17.10
A real bruiser of a Herring Gull on the beach sports pitch this evening. Appreciably larger than all the other Herring Gulls, very little black in the primary tips and a slightly darker grey on the mantle. Very darkly streaked around head and upper neck, and a less rounded head - long sloping forehead, angled at the rear crown.
All the other Herring
Gulls treated it with great respect, as it hogged a large food item. When first
seen on a roof top in silhouette, its size and bulk made it look different to
the other HGs.
Bit dull and distant for a
photo tonight. But a bird worth a look at, if it sticks. Feedback
welcomed.
Whether it's an Argentatus
or not remains to be seen. But it certainly ticked the
boxes.
Otherwise, it was high
tide and the only waders pushed up, north along the beach, were around 30
Gurlews, 25+ Oystercatchers, 5 Turnstones and 2 Redshanks.
The sea, as usual, was
peppered with Med Gulls.
Phil Baber & Pam
Buckle