Birding the area from 04:40 in generally cloudy conditions with drizzle produced 4 Shelduck, 1 Mallard, 36 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 31 Swift west, 6 Black headed Gull, 23 Mediterranean Gull east, 44 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black backed Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, c100 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long tailed Tit, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Firecrest, c45 Starling, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet and 1 Goldfinch.
Don't know anything about life in the world at 04.40am anymore since the end of my days on the milk round Marc, but with 23 Mediterranean Gull in my book I certainly wish I did.
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