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Beginning to dry out now, this is W1 Merin who is looking....
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Merin has hardly stopped preening for ages. At least, I think it's Merin with the whiter head.
The one on the right has very yellow eyes for a youngun.
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What a wonderful video of the ringing
Brenig is wing flapping for a short while Has a preen and then tries again
They're all fidgeting furiously ;-D
FISH, 16:44! Glesni pounces on Monty's feet the second he arrives:
He cleans his beak on the nest as Glesni starts to feed the Bobs:
He has flown.
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Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Contrasting behaviours:
Elegant flap:
Glesni is going like the clappers, feeding those chicks - well, two of them - the other isn't interested.
She must be hungry as well - the sooner she gets them fed the sooner she gets to eat. Saying that she will probably start bringing in fish again soon.
Monty has arrived on the nest - Glesni is still eating. He has flown.