Glaucous Gull at LMGP

A mid afternoon walk to the lake to check if the brisk E wind had brought anything in.  It was bitterly cold!!  I bumped into Kevin Holt in the car park and we walked to the watching area by the bench.  There were perhaps 1500 Gulls present and numbers were gradually building up as the afternoon progressed.  After a few minutes I cam across a large pale Gull well out on the sand spit.  It's pink bill with a black tip and white primaries gave it away as a Glaucous Gull.  This is a scarce bird at this site although there has been one record so far this year.
I put the word out and a few other birders appeared in due course.

Both the Glaucous and a Greater Black-backed Gull
looked around when a Cormorant appeared..

Also present among the c750 flock of Black-headed Gulls was this colour ringed individual "Yellow 2KRC".  It was ringed by the North Thames Ringing Group at Pitsea Landfill Site 21st March 2015 as a 3rd calendar year bird. It was also seen at LMGP in January by Adam Bassett.  There are no other sightings.  The history of this bird can be seen here.