Little Gulls- Selsey

A wild and stormy day, with a force 8 southwesterly wind. I started the day at the Bill where it was difficult to view with a high tide and storm surge but we managed to pick up a couple of Fulmars, Great Northern Diver, Red-throated Diver, Common Scoter and a few Gannets moving.

I then had a look at Coastguards but it started raining hard so I moved over to Hillfield Car Park where an adult and first-winter Little Gull were feeding in the surf. 

A check later back at Coastguards produced a Guillemot looking a bit storm beaten.

After lunch with Holly and Isaac I checked out East Beach but apart from quite a few Med Gulls nothing particularly interesting which was a bit surprising as the sheltered side of the Peninsula. 

Little Gull was Peninsula tick (now on 181) and Fulmar and Guillemot were year ticks so 109 for the local patch (the community year list is 142). 

Full news from the Peninsula today as usual HERE

Adult winter Little Gull 

First-winter Little Gull (above)

Adult winter Little Gull in the surf

First-winter Little Gull almost getting drowned 

Adult winter Med Gull 

Guillemot looking a bit storm beaten 

The local Black Redstart at the Bill- it joined us at the seawatch in the only sheltered part of the Bill