Waxwings in the rain at Lewes
Third-winter and Second-winter Caspian Gulls at Exceat Bridge
Second-winter Caspian Gull at Exceat
Both birds showed smooth grey mantles and scapulars seemingly lacking any retained darker second generation feathers (but perhaps I missed some in the poor weather conditions and being too intent on trying to photograph it?) that I felt pointed to them both being 3w but these images would suggest this individual was in fact an advanced 2w. Its bill is clearly less mature, its tertials dark-centred, it long primaries lack white tips, there is more than a suggestion of a broad dark tail band!
Exceat Bridge
Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult
Caspian Gull 2 (advanced 2w & 3w)
