November 27, 2008
Peregrine, RBMerg, YLGulls
A fun couple of days. I was able to catch up with the central Cambridge Peregrine in much sunnier weather yesterday, again sitting up on the spire of the Catholic Church. While preening it briefly revealed the a black ring on its left leg, so hopefully we should be able to trace where it came from.
Today I joined James Hanlon for a brief jaunt out to Fen Drayton for a lingering Red-breasted Merganser, a Cambs tick for us both.
A couple of hours' gulling failed to produce a Caspian or a white-winger, but we did manage a fine adult Yellow-legged Gull at Long Drove Cottenham...
... and a second bird whose plumage suggested 3cy, but a dark bill with a pale tip more typical of younger birds.
At Milton tip we picked up a third bird, a regular-looking 2cy (lower right).
Hopefully I now have my eye in for future gulling excursions!
Posted by rjhall at November 27, 2008 9:50 PM