... all the birds there today were adults ... only one was colour-ringed, this one was from the Belgian scheme ... a different Belgian bird was there two weeks ago along with a Polish ringed individual ...
... an adult Common Gull circled with four Med Gulls before returning to the mixed flock that included Black-headed and Herring Gulls ...
... the only other Med Gulls that I found today were six adults on Flimby Rugby Pitch, a favoured wintering site going back over a decade or more ...
Siddick Pond lacked Med Gulls but three female type Greater Scaup came as a nice surprise ... they were in transitional plumage going into the breeding state ...
A search of Flimby / St. Helen's Beach produced no Med Gulls but some small flocks of waders gave nice views and a flavour of the season ... a Ringed Plover flock had a few juveniles and were accompanied by some Turnstones ...
... and three Sanderling joined the flock ...
... and then moved on as the tide ebbed ...
... adding to the diversity some Golden Plovers moved along the shoreline ...
When the falling tide no longer made the waves crash over the breakwater in Workington Harbour some Purple Sandpipers came into view as they crept over the concrete blocks and rested clear of the flung spray ...
... and a Rock Pipit gave its explosive call and posed briefly ...
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