Iceland and Caspian Gull at Trench Pool!

The same 1st winter Caspian Gull at Trench Pool from yesterday.  It was a change to observe one at close range instead of 100 miles away!

  I was going to be at Trench Pool first thing this morning, hoping to catch the Caspian Gull before it left the roost. However, I got there just before 10.00 and the closest bird on the ice was the cracking 1st winter Caspian Gull! It showed very well at close range. From 3 Shoveler yesterday to now 14! Also the 4 Little Grebe and Continental Cormorant were still present. Just before 16.00 from the living room window, I could see a lot of gulls coming into roost at Trench Pool. I immediately relocated the Caspian Gull and thought it would be so good if an Iceland Gull came in. Like magic, I scanned the skies and there was a white-winged gull coming in! It was a juvenile Glaucous Gull and  it landed beside the Caspian Gull! Only the second site record! however, I reidentified it as an Iceland Gull! What an idiot! But that's better, because it's a first for Trench Pool! Over 3000 Black-headed Gull and 30 LBBG came into roost. All I need now is the 2nd winter Caspian Gull that I had here yesterday.

1st winter Caspian Gull roosting at Trench Pool for the second night. I think this is the same bird I had in the fields near to Granville Tip over a week ago just up road. 

I think that this Caspian Gull I had at Granville on the 24th Jan, is the same bird that's roosting at Trench Pool

What I surprise I got when this juvenile Iceland Gull dropped into roost. If someone asked me what this is? I would say that it's a classic Iceland Gull. so why did I first think this was a Glauc. When it came in I first thought it was a Iceland, but I thought the primary projection was too short. It was a large looking Iceland. and that's enough of my excuses! I've made some mistakes in my life. One of them was when I drove to Scotland and ended up in Wales!

The Iceland and Caspian gull side by side.

Also had this hybrid probably LBBxHerring Gull

there was a record of 14 Shoveler on Trench Pool  

Spring is not far away

a small flock of Long-tailed Tits moved through while watching the gulls

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