Gull rescue

After a couple of weeks of BH Gulls being reported as stuck under the netting we planned to remove it today. I was tied up all morning and another Dunlin was seen in my absence and was gone when I arrived to meet Alan.

What I did find was a female Wheatear on the track towards the SE corner, about parallel with the Sand Martin wall, so much closer than the March bird, allowing at least a record shot or two.

A few groups of 5+Sand Martins, then 10-15 went thru North, along with 3's and 4's of Swallow.

And of course we took off the netting and let the BH Gull escape, leaving it free for all to fight over, which was not really planned until the Common Terns arrived in force later this month, so the gulls will have a significant advantage this year.