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Wednesday, 9 August 2017

SABINE'S GULL!

Frankie, Tank and I found Beddington's 4th record of Sabine's Gull this morning, a stunning adult in full summer plumage. The bird was first on the North Lake and then flew over to the South Lake and settled down to be admired by a steady stream of twitchers in the torrential rain. 



Calling (similar call to first phrase in this xeno canto sample HERE) 




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5 comments:

  1. Steve Gale9 August 2017 at 15:25

    It was good to see you this morning peter, although my first sighting of the construction of the Death Star was not a pleasant experience.

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  2. Peter Alfrey9 August 2017 at 15:46

    Good to see you too Steve- hopefully will get a Pom next so see you then!

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  3. Gareth11 August 2017 at 09:12

    Nice one Peter.

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  4. Peter Alfrey11 August 2017 at 14:16

    Cheers Gareth!

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  5. Arjun Dutta16 August 2017 at 22:20

    Hi Peter, just catching up with the double rarity bonanza over the last week, with the cattle Egret and Sabine's Gull while I've been in Cornwall with no connection whatsoever! A shame it was this week; hopefully a Sabine's gull does the annual trip again next year!

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