Easterly gales means seabirds at the Humber Bridge

The 20th was a tad wet and windy but managed to put in 5 and a half hours by the Humber Bridge 07:30 - 13:00 - the main species were Little Gulls and Kittiwakes with at least 250 and 120 respectively but probably many more giving amazing views and experiences as they sought shelter in the inner estuary - additionally there were skuas, at least 30 Arctic, three juvenile Long-tailed and a single Pomarine plus a first winter Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, three Brent Geese and a juvenile Arctic Tern  -- a few posts showing some of the birds but all images taken in dire light with constant rain so no great quality

Little Gull

a nice start to the day on Tuesday with friends from Toronto  and a British tick for John, still present this morning although in pretty dismal light 

Little Gulls

 Thursday produced a few good birds on the Humber at Barton with 46 Little Gulls, two Little Auks, 36 Common Scoter and a Kittiwake followed today by a bit of a fest with a Great Northern Diver on the Humber before it flew off high SE, Red-throated Diver high to the west, Common Scoter, Mediterranean Gull, two Red-breasted Mergansers, two Dark-bellied Brent Geese and a skua sp plus 18 Kittiwakes and Two Little Gulls - a couple of shots of one of the Little Gull flocks from Thursday

Little Gull 2cy; nearest thing to a phalarope

Black-headed Gulls and a Little one

Little Gulls batch 2