Med Gull

A damp morning so trawled the valley checking on gulls managing to find 2000 Common Gulls near Flecknoe Railway Cottages and a winter plumage adult Med Gull among the 500 Black-headed Gulls near Woodbine Farm. Plenty of flocks of Fieldfare around and the only other bird of note were 30+ Tree Sparrow at the Baseley Smallholding where they had a male Merlin perched on the entrance gate yesterday.