3 hours there this a.m. produced, inter alia, the following:
Marsh Harrier 6 juv. Merlin 1 Barn Owl 1 Kestrel 2 Wheatear 1 Golden Plover 6 Kingfisher 1 Grey Heron 9 Blackheaded Gull 750 Lbb Gull 120 Herring Gull 2 Common Gull 1 Common Tern 1
The large count of gulls (with Herons) was finding plenty to eat on rape stubbles. I was there at sunrise and large numbers were already flying westwards before I reached the rape fields to count them, so roosting numbers must have been very considerable. No Audouins, though!
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