A rainy Saturday morning, where else would I be than the hide at Beddington? It felt like the good old days, with a packed hide filled by Peter A, Ed S, Steve T, Glenn J, Dave S and Nick G. With little flying over, most the attention was afforded to the gulls loafing on the North Lake, a spanking first-winter
Caspian Gull and an adult
Mediterranean Gull representing our main prizes. Med Gulls were once an expected prize for diligent sifting of the Black-headed Gull flocks but they have regained 'scarce' status in the local area, if not the Surrey and London recording areas entirely! Two each of
Chiffchaff,
Cetti's Warbler and
Water Rail were around, along with a
Little Egret and eight
Pochards. It was interesting to see a number of the
Shovelers on the North Lake diving for food. A
Siskin flew over, along with six
Snipe, three
redpolls and 150
Redwings.
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| first-winter Caspian Gull |
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| adult Mediterranean Gull |
