It’s getting to that time of year where juvenile gulls begin to appear around the harbour, allowing you to really try and get to grips with this plumage type. This time of year is classic for fresh juvenile Mediterranean and Yellow-legged Gulls to appear around the harbour, the former being an exceptionally smart bird to try and find, with the latter being an ID conundrum to get you’re head around. Juvenile Black-headed Gulls have been fledging for over 2 weeks now but at Lytchett Fields today the first juv Med Gull of the summer appeared which is likely to be one of the youngsters from our now thriving Med Gull population in the Wareham Channel. Holes Bay NE is the best place to try and see/find Yellow-legged Gull any time between mid July and late August. Today, the 2 Spoonbill that were on Brownsea were feeding in the mouth of Lytchett Bay on the low tide. At Sunnyside Farm a Cuckoo was on the fence-line near the viewing screen and 9 Lapwing were on the wet flooded part of the site. On the Brownsea Lagoon the first juvenile Sandwich Tern took flight and it won’t be too much longer before the rest follow suit. Although the Common Tern chicks still have some way to go.