A steady period of birding over the past week-and-a-half interrupted frequently by work and family commitments. The highlight was being able to eventually squeeze in a twitch for the Patrington Haven juvenile IVORY GULL on 20 December. Alas I didn't arrive quite early enough to experience it's early-morning fishy-feed at no-yards and had to be happy with two hours of distant views as it sat out on the estuary rocks doing nothing much but digesting. However, I was still chuffed to bits at seeing this stunningly scruffy boy, especially as it was a lifer to boot. Two digiscoped shots of the bird, taken in a very strong wind below.
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| Ivory Gull (juvenile). Patrington Haven (East Yorks). 20 December 2013. |
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| Ivory Gull (juvenile). Patrington Haven (East Yorks). 20 December 2013. |
Apart from the Ivory I've managed a bit of local birding, two days on Teeside and a few visits to my old patch of Barrowford Reservoir, whilst staying with my folks over Christmas. Not a lot to get too excited about on these trips but for an immature Glaucous Gull (either a 2nd or 3rd winter), 2 Snow Bunting, Twite, 2 Red Kite and several argentatus Herring Gulls.
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