Sometimes the rubbish you talk comes back to haunt, although you don't mind when it is a top notch patch year tick. I said to Peter Sharples and his wife that there was no point in checking Fisher's Roof (now a walk 'cos of road closure) as "there wont be any new big gulls because its calm". So they go and just beat the WeBs counters to it on Red Nab with a fine huge pale juvenile
Glaucous Gull. Unfortunately, didn't risk getting the car stuck on the sodden grass to use window clamp phone-scope and balancing it on the fence produced farcical results before the bird was flushed by an off-lead dog. Thanks to Bill Aspin for managing to sort out a video grab of sorts where "at least you can see the bill"!
Coastal stuff
Glaucous Gull - Juv on Red Nab from at least 1305 to about 1320 then flew north along the seawall and was not seen again despite an extensive search up to Morecambe West End Groyne as per the WeBs
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - Two on OE saltmarsh at least 1300hrs
OE saltmarsh plus the Brents from OE 'top tier' looking back north
Chough - seen at least twice in the morning along half moon bay edge
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Green Sandpiper - one right on the eastern edge of the area near the new transformer on the bypass (thanks Garry)
