High cloud with a warm sun shining though and a slight breeze made this a morning when most of the Gulls and Jackdaws were soaring and gliding around. Question: when is a Lesser Black Backed Gull a Herring Gull, or are they all Common Gulls? There seems to be gradation in shades of darkness for the top of the wings of the gulls, ranging from strong black through various shades to a very pale grey.
A Greenfinch made a brief appearance in a small hawthorn tree at the Peregrine Watch. Whilst I was searching the cliff opposite to see if I could find a Peregrine, one glided into view, and perched about 10 meters to the left and down 45 degrees from the small birch we call the banana tree. The bird landed on an apparently smooth rock face, and the grey of its back blended so well with the cliff that it disappeared, and I missed seeing him move off.
There were more deer prints on the river mud opposite, although they were not very clear and were mixed up with a many gull foot prints.
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