North East Birder Ramlings: Saturday Caspian Gulls

I've left Twitter and deactivated my Facebook account, I will return to the latter when I'm ready. I haven't deleted anyone of the latter but I won't appear on your friends like until I return to Facebook, so if anyone is thinking I've blocked or removed them I haven't! I've un-followed everyone on Twitter though, so no hard feelings there I hope.

Day started off with Dave Foster having picked out a cracking 2nd winter Caspian Gull, I got a quick look through Dave's scope at this bird before it flew off and didn't return. Some 20 minutes later I picked up a long billed dark eyed bird in a resting flock of Herring Gulls, I alerted Fos and we started scanning eventually Fos picked it back up after I lost it moving into a better position. Cracking views, then Fos found another adult Caspian Gull some 15ft away from the first! So 2 adult Caspian Gulls in the same flock some 15ft apart, I managed video and pictures of both which I'll post below.

The afternoon was also successful, I did dip the Iceland Gull but saw another 2nd winter Caspian Gull, yet again found by Fos. So a 4 Casp day down on Tees Marshes. A day to be remembered I am sure.

First adult Caspian Gull