Gulls and swans

Today played out much like Wednesday; I had the morning at Cotham Landfill and the afternoon on the patch, seeing much the same birdwise... The 1st W Caspian Gull from Wednesday had been replaced by an adult Caspian Gull, but there was, again, no sign of any white-wingers. A 1st W Herring Gull with a white head and dark body caught my eye, and although it had a good dark tail, the rump was pale and only lightly barred...

Caspo (front) with a Herring Gull

Caspo

1st W Herring Gull

On to Collingham, where one of the highlights was no fewer than 14 Shelduck (13 on Mons Pool), up from the 3 that have been present the last couple of weeks. They must think Spting is on its way. The other highlight was a flock of 38 Whoopers and the 2 Bewick's Swans in the field next to Trent Lane.

Wild Swans