I wasn't planning to visit Lodmoor this morning but when news came through of a Laughing Gull being seen, I had to pop along. I was only 15 minutes walk away so I was soon there only to find that there had been an ID issue and the bird was in fact a Black-headed Gull! There quite a few unhappy local birders!
I decided to do a circuit of the southern part of the reserve anyway. There were quite a few Warblers signing including Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats, Reed Warblers and Cetti's Warblers. A male Marsh Harrier was displaying. There were surprisingly few waders present apart from the Oystercatchers that are presumably breeding but I did get a glimpse of a Common Sandpiper and two Dunlin that flew in. The Common Terns were active breeding wise on an island, along with many Black-headed Gulls.
Just as I was about to leave I spotted an Iceland Gull resting on an island with some Herring Gulls. I moved to get a better view and get a few photos. The bird has apparently been in the area for several months and had been seen at Lodmoor the previous day. It apparently get in Weymouth Bay so there is a chance of seeing it from our accommodation.
This was not quite in the league of the rare gull that I had hoped for but nether the less a nice consolation.
A few other birds posed for photos at Lodmoor including quite a few Mediterranean Gulls, which are not at all common in Bucks! Several Lesser Whitethroats were nice.
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| Iceland Gull |
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| Showing the white wing tips nicely. |
A short video clip of the bird.
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| Grey Heron - This was so close to the footpath that I just had to take a photo! |
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| Mediterranean Gull - One of many seen. |
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| Dunlin - A flock of 21 birds dropped in |
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| Black-headed Gull - Quite a few pairs breeding. |
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