Dracdaw, or Jackula ? ? ? And wotta melonistic gull !
West Runton, first, in search of waggies. In this, I was both successful and failed- I saw several flavissima (including what might have been a dark-headed one) and 3 alba; but they flew off, before I could grill them through the ‘scope. In any case, there wouldn’t have been much flesh on them. Two repetitions of this, later in the day, gave what can be seen below. They were in the field with the calves, immediately to the south of the Beach Road.
Variously on two of these young bovines was a Jackdaw which, when I first spotted it, was pecking at the neck of one of them. Unfortunately, I was not quick enough to get a shot of this.
Gramboro’, next; where the GSCuckoo/Blyth’s Reed brambles emitted unusual, rustling sounds. A cat, methought ? Tacking ensued, giving me the answer: a pair of Rousels. Excellent. They flew about a bit, yielding a few poor shots.
Cley NWT produced the headless gull below (how did it see where to fly?), vaguely reminiscent of Sooty, from the Visitor Centre, much less so, from Bishop’s Hide. A sweep of the area produced a 1S Little Gull.
A diversion occurred at Friary Hills, where 3 Med Gulls cavorted on the field beyond the pool near the kissing gate.