Coffee and cake day with Dave with a very strong westerly wind in our faces when we walked to rainbow corner. A few gulls were arriving early and seeking shelter from the inlet so we systematically went through them. Managed to find a second winter Med Gull at 2.20pm and another at 3pm but no sign of last Sundays Silver Gull which we were hoping for. Only one first winter Yellow-legged Gull seen but it was to early for the most of the big gulls and it was not worth waiting for the roost to build up as it was obvious that they would settle miles away and be head on. We did note one bird resembling a Common Gull which had a slate grey mantle, white head, black beady eye, no mirrors in primaries and a dark bill. The Great-northern Diver showed well though distant for a few seconds before disappearing, 10 female and 2 male Goosander and on the walk back to car park we had a close fly by of a Raven struggling in the wind.
Richard
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