adult Mew Gulls, Monterey |
adult Heermann's Gull, Monterey |
adult Western Gull, Monterey |
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Los Gatos |
Time to head back to the coast, where the rest of the day was spent at Venice Beach, just north of Half Moon Bay. A pretty reliable site for gulls, and it was here that the Thayer's Gull duck was broken - two adults noted in the end. There were also a good number of Glaucous-winged Gulls; a species that increases in numbers from Monterey northwards. Good numbers of Mew Gulls were also present, as well as half a dozen American Herring Gulls and a couple of Heermann's Gulls, as well as a concoction of hybrids. Snowy Plovers, and some showy Surf Scoters just offshore, mixed it up a little species wise too.
adult Thayer's Gull, Half Moon Bay |
1st-winter American Herring Gull, Half Moon Bay |
adult Glaucous-winged Gull, Half Moon Bay |
presumed adult American Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull, Half Moon Bay |
Snowy Plover, Half Moon Bay |
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