Sunday morning found me at Redcar Tarn, NW of Keighley in search of a CAPE GULL which was identified from photos the previous day. A First for Yorkshire. The outward journey of 2 hours (Yorkshire is a VERY large County) was smooth enough at this early hour.
I arrived just after 8.30 and parked up with an excellent view over the small body of water...
Gulls came and went with plenty of Lesser Black-backed of various ages and structures?
A few other hopefuls were present. I remained in my car due to my present circumstances.
By 11 I'd had enough. I couldn't look at Gulls any longer! I was also aware of how long it would take to get home on a Sunday. I chose a different return route but it was still slow going. As I reached Harewood House I found myself in a contraflow and it was slow going. A message...
12.16 West Yorkshire CAPE GULL Redcar Tarn
Oh dear, I thought. Reading the full message it became clear the Bird has been seen VERY briefly (it was photographed). After the usual hindsight thoughts...I should have stayed longer etc...I carried on home. The Bird wasn't seen again.
There have been no reports today? I feel/hope the Story isn't over yet...
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