After a week away

The last 5 days were spent in Norfolk (more on that in another post), so after getting back home mid-afternoon, I couldn't resist a quick trip out to the patch. Overall, wildfowl numbers were noticeably reduced compared to last visit, and waders were thin on the ground; other than small numbers of Lapwings, 4 Redshank and 2 Green Sands were all that was present. As the light faded, the numbers of gulls on Ferry Lane Lake began to build up, with around 700 Lesser Black-backs present when I left the site, as well as 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls and the 'hooded' gull noted on 19th - definitely an LBBG, but a striking bird nevertheless.