Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla - No records worth mentioning.
Kittiwakes, Minsmere, 11th May 2019
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus - 120 at Ryburgh in October 2019 was my only record but the species is common over here and at the meadows.
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus - 35 past Sheringham on 21st October 2019 and 2 at the staithe at Burnham Overy on 12th June 2020.
Little Gull, Burnham Overy, 12th June 2020
Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii - 2 at Platje de les filipines and 3 at Llobregat Delta in Spain on 21st/22nd February 2020.
Audouin's Gull, Platje de les filipines (Spain), 21st February 2020
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii - I added this species to both my garden list and the meadows list in spring 2020 with one heard flying over the meadows on 19th April, 2 flying over on 27th April and then 2 over the house on 8th May. Elsewhere up to 20-30 at several coastal locations during the two years and 80 at Hayle on 10th October 2020.
Mediterranean Gull, Titchwell, 21st July 2019
Common Gull Larus canus - No records worth mentioning.
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus - No records worth mentioning.
Herring Gull Larus argentatus - A concentration of gulls in and around early-mid April 2019 included at least 80 Herring Gulls. Sadly I wasn't able to find any Yellow-legged Gulls or anything better among these.
Herring Gull, Blakeney, 18th March 2019
Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 14th April 2019
Herring Gull x Caspian Gull Larus argentatus x Larus cachinnas - One at West Runton on 18th March 2019, yellow-ringed bird X053.
Herring Gull x Caspian Gull hybrid, West Runton, 18th March 2019
Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus argentatus x Larus fuscus - My attempts to see the Ring-billed Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid at Blakeney in March 2019 all failed, and I had to make do with the regularly returning Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid (which was paired to a Herring Gull)
Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid (with Herring Gull attempting to copulate with it), Blakeney, 18th March 2019
Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid, Blakeney, 20th March 2019
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis - One at Buxton on 9th September 2020 but apart from this only seen in Spain.
Yellow-legged Gull, Llobregat Delta (Spain), 22nd February 2020
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus - Regular at the meadows including 30 on 27th May 2020.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blakeney, 18th March 2019
Lesser Black-backed Gull, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 25th May 2020
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis - No records worth mentioning.
Common Tern Sterna hirundo - Often seen along the river from the meadows and one heard over the house on August 2019.
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea - One between Staffa and Iona in June 2019 and singles past Pendeen (Cornwall) on 6th and 8th October 2020.
Black Tern Chlidonias niger - One at Sparham Pools on 19th April 2019 was a nice surprise - the first one I've found in the valley for a while. Also one at Titchwell on 21st July 2019.
Black Tern, Titchwell, 21st July 2019
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