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26th Feb

At least one of the Iceland Gulls and a first-winter Caspian Gull were the only birds of real note. There was a trickle of Brent Geese moving east along with two Pintails.



Iceland Gull Larus glauocoides   juvenile/first-winter   Dungeness   26th February 2017
The first time I have been able to get close to this bird..




Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans   first-winter   Dungeness   26th February 2017