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Tuesday 8 March 2011

Stonechat

The West Runton Med Gull is fast acquiring its full summer plumage with virtually a full black hood now save for just a few white speckles remaining around the base of the bill. As ever it was dutifully obliging for a bit of food in return.



I also took some pics of the local Black-headed Gulls with a couple of them below.


With the nice weather, I then took a walk along the golf course in the hope of an early migrant and was rewarded with the first Stonechat of the year in Happy Valley lifting expectatations for the forthcoming weeks and an end to the near birdless last few weeks.


A check of the roosting Gulls on the sea to the east of the pier revealed another(?) adult Med Gull.