I was just off out birding when I heard that a Meditteranean Gull hd been found by Mike Mayall at Little Marlow GP. Having failed to see one here on my last few visits to the site, I thought I might as well change my plans and take a look.
When I got there I failed to see the bird as I presume it was out of sight, but after a while I saw it on the water bathing. It soon moved onto the sand spit where it stayed for some time. It was rather distant so the photos are not great but a nice smart bird to see all the same. There were several hundred other gulls present but nothing of note.
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| Mediterranean Gull - An adult. A welcome addition to my year list. |
Then a short drive to the west of Marlow to see the newly created flood relief scheme. This is situated immediately to the north of Marlow Low Grounds, a site that does produce good birds from time to time. Judging by the extensive shallow water available, I can imagine quite a few interesting waders being attracted to the site in the future!
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Mainly Black-headed Gulls, plus a few Common Gulls on the closest group of gulls.
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| Again mainly Black-headed Gulls, plus a few Common Gulls on a slightly more distant group of gulls |
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| The furthest group of gulls contained quite a few large gulls, mainly Herring Gulls but also a handful of Lesser and Great Black-backed Gulls. |
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