Per madre, there were "hundreds of seagulls" at Otterspool prom yesterday; probably a result of the high tide, strong winds and lashing rain pushing the birds up onto the grass and keeping the dog walkers at home. It was still bucketing down today, which suited Otterspool gull watching just fine—you can watch from the car—so I headed down there for an hour after lunch.
The wind had dropped today and, despite the rain, there were several dog walkers out and about doing what dog walkers do best: walking obliviously through flocks of roosting gulls and Oystercatchers. I did manage to find one adult Mediterranean Gull at the far end, though, which came close enough to the car to warrant getting the D-SLR out.
Despite the grim conditions and the dull light, I quite like this shot.
Another adult Med Gull was on the playing fields along with two Curlew and four Mistle Thrushes.
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