Thursday 11 July 2013

11th July 2013 Newhaven Harbour

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Juvenile Herring Gull at Newhaven Harbour
Having seen a few fledged club-winged individuals at West Rise on Sunday presumably from the nearby rooftops there and now a couple of individuals on the beach at Newhaven this evening it would seem the late Spring didn't delay their breeding cycle, if anything, the juveniles seem independent a little earlier this year - this one even trying its hand at a little foot-paddling