Limpy and I recently returned from a short break in mid-Wales - one of our ports of call, inevitably, was the red kite feeding station at Bwlch Nant yr Arian near Aberystwyth. It's fair to say that a LOT of kites were piling in for what was on offer:
What I initially took to be a herring gull turned out to be a yellow-legged!
The Five Red Kites of the Apocalypse ........ hmmmm. Not quite the same ring as the Four Horsemen.
I hope you all enjoy these.
WendyBartter said:is the YL gull a rarity?
It's not something I see very often and it was a bonus to see it in action! I don't know if they are a regular sighting in that part of the world.
I did check my photo against the ones in Gulls of the World and it seemed to match - and, to be honest, I'm happy to go with what you think as you're rarely wrong. In fact you're one of the people whose IDing knowledge I respect most on here.
Morning all. I should be asleep so apologies but I will respond at a later time once I've had a bit more sleep and done numerous chores, and.. well, eventually I hope!