Ivory Gull, Patrington Haven, East Yorkshire - 17th December 2013
What a scorcher! This fabulous juvenile Ivory Gull was first found eating rotting fish on the afternoon of Sunday 15th December (after being present for a few days, according to local fishermen). The enterprising Martin Garner and his friends decided to put some more fish out for it on Monday morning, in the hope of attracting back - with some considerable success.
I saw the gull the following morning (after asking permission for the mooring off from my understanding boss), and the bird went on to stay until Christmas Day. There are many accounts of this bird on the web already, so I won't go on and on; suffice to say it was a wonderful bird to witness.
Ivory Gull, Patrington Haven, East Yorkshire - 17th December 2013
The Ivory Gull on the roof of the pumping station
The scene as I was leaving
No comments:
Post a Comment