A brief check at Swanvale, Swanpool and Pennance Point after uni. I did a brief scan through the gulls on Swanpool where I encountered
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Both very different individuals with striking differences compared to the usual set of features associated with
graellsii. A very dark slender individual (possibly an
intermedius) and a much paler bird (sorry no pics), closer in resemblance to Herring Gull proportions. take a look at the thread (which contains further notes and features).
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=268261 Any opinions welcome.
possible intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull
possible intermedius and the paler LBBGull
Moving on to Pennance Point, I bumped into Dan and did more chatting than birding. None the less, we still saw a couple
Chiffchaffs,
1 Sandwich Tern and a juvenile
Stonechat at the golf course. A
Vestal moth was a bonus highlight and as the light gradually faded we did a brief scan of Pennance Point, counting in the region of
c.5000 Herring Gulls roosting off Maenporth.
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