Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Let me know when that tide's coming in won't you

Sunday 1 April 2018

Mediterranean Gull

I was at Elton Reservoir looking for a Black-necked Grebe (which I did find) when I scanned a small raft of gulls and notice two Mediterranean Gulls that had dropped in. I was expecting to see the common fair, but these were instantly obvious to me to be the Med kind. A lovely black hood, red bill and white crescents above and below the eye.


A Black-headed Gull for comparison. You can see the hood is more chocolate brown and does not extend as far down the nape .

After 10 minutes of preening, they took flight noisily.



They gave a nice fly past as I stood waiting patiently.

17 comments:

  1. Fantastic Pictures of the seagulls

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  2. Wonderfully caught in flight!
    Great shots

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  3. Beautiful captures.
    Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/04/biltmore-estate-in-bloom.html

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  4. A raft of gulls? I don't think I've ever seen or heard of such a thing, despite the fact that I have always loved seagulls. Your photos of the black-headed gulls and grebes are wonderful.
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  5. Always fun to find more birds that the ones you are looking for!
    Great in-flight photos!

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  6. Such glorious in flight images of the gulls, Adam. Thanks so much for stopping by I'd Rather B Birdin' this week, and sharing.

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  7. I've never seen a gull with such wonderful coloring!

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  8. Beautiful series. Love the in-flight shot!

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  9. Great photos of birds I never see here! Too far inland. Diane

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  10. Gray day but great photos Adam..Michelle

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  11. Gulls on the water are nice - in-flight photos are great!
    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  12. Wonderful action shots! Happy weekend!

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  13. Hello, great sighting. They are nice looking gulls. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post.Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

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