Another day another Med

20th February - nipped out briefly late afternoon to check the pit and watch the gull pre-roost.  Nothing new in and very cold, with a biting easterly breeze straight into my face.

Common Gulls were in in numbers again, crammed in at the base of the spit.  I picked out the top of a black head amongst these, which looked good for Med and eventually it showed well enough to confirm a nice adult Med.  This bird was in near full summer plumage, with a solid black hood, apart from a white patch at the base of the bill and nice white eye lids.  A much more advanced bird than yesterday's bird.  I watched it until 17:35, when as usual most of the smaller gulls took flight and flew off west.  Little else of note amongst the LWHG.

Another awful record, as the light was dipping and it was a long way off.  It had its bill tucked into its back, but you can see the extent of the black hood and the lack of black in the primaries.