The patch is having a great run at the moment! The Garganey was still present this morning and then on my walk back, I noticed a 2nd Cal year Glaucous Gull loafing with other large gulls just north of Lime Kiln car park. It was in the same area as the bird I found on the 13th March. However, I soon realised that it was much darker than that bird and more heavily chequered on the wing coverts, so it is actually a different bird!
I am pretty sure it has to be the bird first seen at Topsham on 26th Feb by Martin Elcoate and then on the Exe Estuary on the 6th March (see Derek Carter's photo below). It may also possibly be the same bird seen in Torbay by Mark Bailey and Mark Darlaston on 9th March, but photos not good enough to confirm.
It just goes to show the huge turnover of gulls at this time of year.......
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| 2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull 16th March LORP |
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| 2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull 13th March LORP |
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| 2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull 16th March LORP |
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| 2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull 13th March LORP |
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| 2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull 16th March LORP |
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| 2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull 13th March LORP |
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2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull form Exe Estuary 6th March.
Screengrab of Derek Carter's Photo on Twitter |
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| 2nd Cal Year Glaucous Gull 16th March LORP |
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| Drake Garganey 16th March LORP |
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