It's always joyful when you not only hear about repeated sightings of a scarce bird - you get to see and photograph it too! This particular shrike was near the 'Y' Martello tower between Bawdsey and Hollesley and it was being very obliging:
If only birding could always feature this obliging a bird ..... but then I suspect the challenge is good for us!
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.