Waders...

Last week ( 17th) we went down to Dale to spend the evening there . At the Gann a good selection of waders were present including 20 Dunlin on the beach and 2 Greenshank on the lagoon. 4 Common Sandpiper were also on the lagoon as was the highlight a juvenile Ruff, my first in Pembs! A second juvenile Ruff was at the the river mouth along with a Whimbrel and several Ringed Plover.
On Saturday I visited Ginst Point looking for some more waders. A quick scan revealed large numbers of Curlew (c70), Dunlin (100+), Ringed Plover (c110) and Oystercatcher (c90). Also present, were small numbers of Black-tailed Godwit (3) and a lone Knot. Gulls were in good numbers on the mudflats, with 250+ Black-headed Gulls, 60+ Herring Gulls and 3 Commin Gulls.
This afternoon we went to West Williamston NR. First birds of note were 2 Curlew and a Whimbrel. Looking through a flock of Lesser Balck-backed Gulls I found a white gull. It had me scratching my head for a while but I'm fairly sure it's a Leucistic Lesser Balck-back. On the way packed there was a further 3 Whimbrel, a juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Greenshank.

Ruff

Leucistic Lesser Black-backed Gull