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.
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.
Fantastic Pictures of the seagulls
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ReplyDeleteGreat shots
Beautiful captures.
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Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery attractive gulls.
ReplyDeleteA 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.
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How lovely!
ReplyDeleteAlways fun to find more birds that the ones you are looking for!
ReplyDeleteGreat in-flight photos!
Such glorious in flight images of the gulls, Adam. Thanks so much for stopping by I'd Rather B Birdin' this week, and sharing.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a gull with such wonderful coloring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series. Love the in-flight shot!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of birds I never see here! Too far inland. Diane
ReplyDeleteGray day but great photos Adam..Michelle
ReplyDeleteHandsome gulls ...
ReplyDeleteGulls on the water are nice - in-flight photos are great!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
Wonderful action shots! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteHello, 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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