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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
19/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.SR86795 Ringed as a nestling on 17th June 2014 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, GREATER LONDON by the Runnymede Ringing Group. 1797 days since ringing. 15km/WNW from ringing site.
30/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
07:25	1 adult, 1 juv. on Thames near Swan Hotel.
24/08/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	K P Duncan
	ad + juv.
24/08/19	Common Tern	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	4	M F Walford
14:30
24/08/19	Common Tern	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	3	M F Walford
10:30
23/08/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	2	K Rhodes
13:56	Successfully diving for small fish by the weir and feeding juv on the pontoons.
21/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	3	N J Bucknell
09:25	ad and 2 juv. on Thames by Swan Hotel.
18/08/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	M F Walford
14:00	3ad+1juv.
18/08/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	1	M F Walford
13:55	ad.
18/08/19	Common Tern	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	7	M F Walford
13:30	2ad+5juv.
18/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	3	N J Bucknell
10:45	ad & 2 juv. on Thames north of village - the young were browner and more marked (younger?) than one seen earlier this year by Swan Hotel.
13/08/19	Common Tern	Green Park	2	S Robertson
07:30
12/08/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
09:45	Ad, East Fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
12/08/19	Common Tern	Green Park	1	S Robertson
12:21
11/08/19	Common Tern	Green Park	2	S Lynch
16:00
09/08/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	60	N Cleere
09:30	only 5 or 6 immatures amongst them.
06/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
07:20	ad. on Thames near Swan Hotel.
05/08/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
10:16	East fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
04/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
14:45	1 adult, 1 juv. on Thames north of village.
08/07/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan

03/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
14:10	ad & juv. on Thames by Swan Hotel, later (17-05) at Cleeve Lock.
02/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
07:20	on Thames near Goring Bridge.
01/08/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
07:20	on Thames near Goring Bridge.
31/07/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
14:15	juv. on Thames near Swan Hotel - bird of the year with white forehead and pale brown feathers in mantle/upper wing.
30/07/19	Common Tern	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
18:00	Flying W over river.
30/07/19	Common Tern	Pangbourne	1	A Taylor
18:00	Flying W over river.
30/07/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	3	B Lyle
11:26	2 ad 1 j.
29/07/19	Common Tern	Aston	1	S K Proddow
18:15	On thames between Aston and Medmenham lock. SU260288.
28/07/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	2	R Keel
14:30
29/07/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
19:35	on Thames near Swan Hotel.
29/07/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	3	R F Milligan
10:16	Ads, East fen. All sightings S/W TR&GC. Please only view from the public footpath.
27/07/19	Common Tern	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
13:50	over water east of STW.
26/07/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	R F Milligan
09:55	2ads, 2juvs, East fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
25/07/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
07:25	on Thames near Swan Hotel.
24/07/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	2	B Lyle
15:30
24/07/19	Common Tern	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	4	J M Clark
09:00	2 juvs. Please only view from the public bridleway.
23/07/19	Common Tern	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	1	G Stewart
12:30	Passing through (?) as the original terns had left.
22/07/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	4	R F Milligan
09:40	2ads, feeding 2 juvs, East fen. Also 11 LRP. Please only view from the public footpath.
22/07/19	Common Tern	Green Park	2	S Robertson
07:40
20/07/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
09:00	on Thames between Swan Hotel and Cleeve Court.
19/07/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
07:20	on Thames near Swan Hotel.
19/07/19	Common Tern	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	5	K E Moore
15:45	2 ads/3 fledged juv.
16/07/19	Common Tern	Beale Park	1	G Sumner
17:24	Feeding on the fishing lake. SU618782.
11/07/19	Common Tern	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	14	M Hunt
13:10	7ad 7juv.
10/07/19	Common Tern	Monkey Marsh Lock, Thatcham	1	P Gipson
18:15
08/07/19	Common Tern	Crookham Pools, Crookham Common	1	A E Hickman
08:45
07/07/19	Common Tern	Woolhampton GPs	5	M J Mitchell
15:00	2 ad, 3 juv. Juveniles from raft now flying.
07/07/19	Common Tern	Newbury Town Centre	4	K G White
06:43	Group of 4 flying west following R.Kennet. SU472669.
06/07/19	Common Tern	Pangbourne Meadow	2	P Gipson
13:38
05/07/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	14	N Cleere
11:00	local pair with 3 chicks joined by adults and immatures from elsewhere.
05/07/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	1	S Lynch
09:00	SU742747.
04/07/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
19:50	flying around near Swan, calling.
04/07/19	Common Tern	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	5	A E Hickman
07:30	pair plus 3 chicks. On the tern raft Three island bay. Also male LESSER EMPEROR dragonfly in grassland buffer strip next to the solar farm south of the lake.
03/07/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	3	G Stewart
15:30
03/07/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	24	K E Moore
15:45	18 ad / 6 imms. Combined totals within the Lake.
03/07/19	Common Tern	Padworth Lane GP	2	K E Moore
14:15
01/07/19	Common Tern	Moor Green Lakes	6	R F Milligan
09:20	3ads, 3 well grown chicks, Tern Island, CLN.
30/06/19	Common Tern	Aston	1	S K Proddow
09:45
29/06/19	Common Tern	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	P Gipson
20:15	Singles regular here in June.
23/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	5	K P Duncan

15/06/19	Common Tern	Gardeners Green	2	S Stevenson
17:00	Flew over Crooked billet pub. Possibly breeding on the small irrigation reservoir near Holme Grange craft village. They have certainly raised young here before. SU825667.
16/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.SR86779 Ringed as a nestling on 16th June 2013 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, GREATER LONDON by the Runnymede Ringing Group. 2191 days since ringing. 15km WNW from ringing site.
19/06/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	2	G Stewart
16:10	3 chicks on raft.
17/06/19	Common Tern	Aston	2	S K Proddow
18:00	One by lock one by temple island.
17/06/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	1	J J Kearns
13:26
16/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO ring No. XS53841 Ringed as a chick on 7th July 2015 at Thorpe Park, SURREY by HMBolds. 1440 days since ringing. 14km/NW from ringing site. Previous sighting on 06/06/2019 also at Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River.
16/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.XR39768 Ringed as a nestling on 2nd July 2014 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, GREATER LONDON by the Runnymede Ringing Group. 1810 days since ringing. 15km WNW from ringing site. Previous sightings on 16/08/2014 at QEII Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames, SURREY and 25/5/2018, 26/05/2018, 02/06/2018, 07/05/2019, 09/05/2019 and 19/05/2019 also at Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River.
16/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	17	K P Duncan
	including three ringed birds (details listed separately).
16/06/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
11:40	on Thames north of village, again at 11-55.
15/06/19	Common Tern	Remenham	1	S K Proddow
11:00	On Thames by temple island.
15/06/19	Common Tern	Woolhampton GPs	3	M J Mitchell
09:00	1 ad, 2 juvs. 2 fair sized chicks on raft.
13/06/19	Common Tern	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	G Stewart
16:00	2 adults with 2 chicks.
13/06/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	4	B Lyle
11:00	2 adults 2 chicks.
12/06/19	Common Tern	Pangbourne	1	N J Bucknell
16:10	on Thames at Whitchurch weir.
11/06/19	Common Tern	Caversham, R. Thames	1	R C Watts
14:30	Flying around new Caversham foot bridge.
11/06/19	Common Tern	Fobney Meadow	1	R C Price
14:45	Flying past 3rd pylon in direction of town.
09/06/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	16	K P Duncan
	includes two BREEDING pairs with three chicks each and three pairs still sitting on nests.
07/06/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	15	D Cleal
00:01	At the weir. Total includes copulating pair. shame there are no rafts here, with the islands all overgrown.
07/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	9	K P Duncan

06/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO ring No. XS53841 Ringed as a chick on 7th July 2015 at Thorpe Park, SURREY by HMBolds. 1430 days since ringing. 14km/NW from ringing site.
06/06/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	10	K P Duncan
	including a ringed bird (details listed separately).
31/05/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	8	D Cleal
18:51	On the weir.
31/05/19	Common Tern	Sheffield Bottom	1	I Hopcroft
17:30	Flying along the canal downstream.
31/05/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	8	D Cleal
18:51	On the weir.
30/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	12	K P Duncan

29/05/19	Common Tern	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	2	A E Hickman
11:30	pair. On nest on the raft in 'three island bay'. Saw the pair change over incubation duties.
28/05/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	10	C McEwan
14:30	7 on Artificial Island with 3 sitting, 1 sitting on each of the two tern rafts and one perched on one of the gull rafts. SU6469.
28/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	16	K P Duncan

27/05/19	Common Tern	Searle's Farm Lane GP (N), Burghfield GPs	1	P Driver
10:47	Please only view from the public footpath.
26/05/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	2	K Rhodes
09:43	At the weir, the flood on dorney common is back , strange considering we’ve had no rain ?
25/05/19	Common Tern	Hambleden Lock, R. Thames	2	A N Stow
19:00	Hunting along the Thames between Temple Island and Hambleden Lock.
24/05/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	2	J Taylor
	Along the Thames.
22/05/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
16:25	feeding on Thames north of village.
19/05/19	Common Tern	Paices Wood	1	J Lerpiniere
15:11	Dived and caught fish, pond 7. SU584635.
21/05/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	17	K Jones
14:57	Manor Farm weir, mainly resting on the buoys and the bypass.
19/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.XR39768 Ringed as a nestling on 2nd July 2014 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, GREATER LONDON by the Runnymede Ringing Group. 1782 days since ringing. 15km WNW from ringing site. Previous sightings on 16/08/2014 at QEII Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames, SURREY and 25/5/2018, 26/05/2018, 02/06/2018, 07/05/2019and 09/05/2019 at Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River.
19/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	14	K P Duncan

14/05/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	6	L Garner-Langham
14:15	3 pairs on 3 different rafts.
17/05/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	4	J Taylor
	Along the Thames.
17/05/19	Common Tern	Rowneys Predator Lake, Woolhampton GPs	1	A E Hickman
09:59	On the raft.
17/05/19	Common Tern	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	12	R Murfitt
06:45	Tern island.
16/05/19	Common Tern	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	2	P Gipson
20:23	1-2 regularly in the evenings this month; much more frequent than last year.
16/05/19	Common Tern	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	M J Dear
15:00
14/05/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	7	J Taylor
	Along the Thames.
13/05/19	Common Tern	Aston	1	S K Proddow
19:00
13/05/19	Common Tern	Moor Green Lakes	6	R F Milligan
11:10	Tern Island, CLN.
13/05/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	2	J Taylor
	Flying along the Thames.
12/05/19	Common Tern	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	7	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	On W tip of tern island, some pair behaviour.
12/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	B Crathorne
08:30
11/05/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	16	D Cleal
23:36	On the Eton Wick weir.
09/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	18	K P Duncan
	includes a BTO ringed individual XR39768 (Ringing detail recorded separately).
09/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.XR39768 Ringed as a nestling on 2nd July 2014 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, GREATER LONDON by the Runnymede Ringing Group. 1772 days since ringing. 15km WNW from ringing site. Previous sightings on 16/08/2014 at QEII Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames, SURREY and 25/5/2018, 26/05/2018, 02/06/2018 and 07/05/2019 at Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River.
11/05/19	Common Tern	Alfred Sutton Playing Fields	1	F Hutchinson
13:06	Flew overhead, going north. Probably from Whiteknights lake. SU737726.
11/05/19	Common Tern	Whiteknights Lake, Reading	1	F Hutchinson
10:38	Circled the lake, diving once, before flying off NE.
10/05/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
07:30	flying north up the Thames at Goring bridge.
10/05/19	Common Tern	Jubilee River	7	K Jones
13:52	On buoys and flying over Manor Wier.
10/05/19	Common Tern	Green Park	1	S Robertson
08:12	SU700701.
09/05/19	Common Tern	Green Park	2	S A Graham
08:00
09/05/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	9	J Taylor
	Along the river.
07/05/19	Common Tern	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	G Stewart
16:30	on tern raft.
08/05/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	2	G Stewart
15:50	On most westerly raft-three tern raft floated out today.
08/05/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	8	J Taylor
	5 along the river and 3 over the Oracle Lakes.
07/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	1	K P Duncan
	Fitted with a BTO Metal Ring No.XR39768 Ringed as a nestling on 2nd July 2014 at Bedfont Lakes, East Bedfont, GREATER LONDON by the Runnymede Ringing Group. 1770 days since ringing. 15km WNW from ringing site. Previous sightings on 16/08/2014 at QEII Reservoir, Walton-on-Thames, SURREY and 25/5/2018, 26/05/2018 and 02/06/2018 at Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River.
07/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	12	K P Duncan
	includes a ringed bird, details listed separately.
06/05/19	Common Tern	Aston	2	S K Proddow
13:45
06/05/19	Common Tern	Remenham	1	S K Proddow
13:45
06/05/19	Common Tern	Streatley	2	N J Bucknell
12:20	flying north up the Thames, north of the village.
05/05/19	Common Tern	Padworth Lane GP	2	R J Burness
11:00
05/05/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	11	R J Burness
10:00
05/05/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	4	R J Burness
09:30
04/05/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	19	K E Moore
16:00	at least.
04/05/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	4	K Rhodes
09:51	At the weir.
03/05/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	5	R F Milligan
09:35	1 at East fen, 4 at Tern Island, CLN. Please only view from the public footpath.
03/05/19	Common Tern	Thames Valley Business Park	2	J Taylor
	Flying along the river.
01/05/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	2	G Stewart
16:13
30/04/19	Common Tern	Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham Marsh	2	G Stewart
15:05	Stayed only for a short while.
01/05/19	Common Tern	Bray GPs	5	M Coon
13:45	Fishing over lake. SU907786.
30/04/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	1	B Lyle
16:06
29/04/19	Common Tern	Moor Green Lakes	4	R F Milligan
10:35	1 at CLN, 4 at East fen.
29/04/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	K Jones
10:24	Preening on buoys at Roundmoo ditch wier.
27/04/19	Common Tern	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	6	P Bright-Thomas
19:00	Feeding over lake, repeated circuits.
28/04/19	Common Tern	Streatley	1	N J Bucknell
14:15	on Thames near Swan Hotel.
28/04/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	4	S A Graham
09:30	Separate pairs nesting on rafts.
28/04/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	3	M F Walford
11:58
27/04/19	Common Tern	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	15	R Gilham
15:00	Max count, numbers varying throughout visit.
27/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	13	J E Andrews
15:30
27/04/19	Common Tern	Black Swan Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	30	M F Walford

27/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	5	M F Walford
14:41	No sign of Arctic.
26/04/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
09:20	East fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
26/04/19	Common Tern	Colebrook Lake, Moor Green Lakes	1	P Bright-Thomas
09:00	At least one around CLN.
24/04/19	Common Tern	Lower Farm GP	2	G Stewart
16:00
24/04/19	Common Tern	Queen Mother Reservoir	3	P J Newbound
18:10	Key holders only.
24/04/19	Common Tern	Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs	19	A B Tomczynski
15:30	In addition 6 on Main Pit.
23/04/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	K E Moore
16:30	On the artificial island.The Island was only cleaned up on Saturday.
23/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	K E Moore
16:00	Group of 3 ,roaming over Main Pit and Hosehill and a further bird on one of the buoys.
23/04/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	5	D A Carter
18:27	Flying east along river.
23/04/19	Common Tern	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	3	R F Milligan
10:30	East fen. Please only view from the public footpath.
23/04/19	Common Tern	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	1	R Marsh
	2 seen earlier near White Swan Lake, then 2 at Lea Farm GP.
23/04/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	R Dawson
08:44
23/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	2	R Dawson
08:30
22/04/19	Common Tern	East Fen, Moor Green Lakes	5	M Hunt
16:32	Please only view from the public bridleway.
21/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	4	M F Walford
13:45
21/04/19	Common Tern	Lea Farm Lake	2	M F Walford
10:55
21/04/19	Common Tern	Dorney Wetlands, Jubilee River	2	K Rhodes
09:34	Over east marsh.
20/04/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	2	C McEwan
09:30	Flying over pit. SU6469.
20/04/19	Common Tern	Hosehill Lake, Theale GPs	4	S A Graham
08:45	Brief appearance.
19/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	M F Walford
16:16
19/04/19	Common Tern	Moor Green Lakes	2	R Murfitt
07:00	Over CLN - later on East fen.
17/04/19	Common Tern	Lea Farm Lake	1	R Marsh
10:25	Present for about 15 minutes. Seen with RHS.
15/04/19	Common Tern	Bray GPs	4	K P Duncan

14/04/19	Common Tern	Moatlands Main Lake, Theale GPs	1	J C Morgan
11:00
13/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	J E Andrews
16:00
12/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
15:45
12/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	K E Moore
14:58	as per A M.
12/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	P E Hutchins
18:20	Minimum count, plus an Egyptian Goose and mixed hirundine flock moving through north.
12/04/19	Common Tern	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	R Crawford
07:30
11/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	1	R C Price
14:00
10/04/19	Common Tern	Queen Mother Reservoir	2	P J Newbound
10:00	Key holders only.
09/04/19	Common Tern	Main Pit, Theale GPs	3	K E Moore
18:30	Found by AVL.
08/04/19	Common Tern	Lea Farm Lake	5	F J Cottington
14:00
08/04/19	Common Tern	Woolhampton GPs	3	D J Barker
17:24	ad.
08/04/19	Common Tern	Moor Green Lakes	2	R F Milligan
10:49	Feeding around CLN and then resting at Plover Island.
08/04/19	Common Tern	Sandford Lake, Dinton Pastures CP	2	R Marsh
	On one of the islands for about 5 minutes before vanishing. 2 reported later at Lea Farm GP were presumably the same birds.
06/04/19	Common Tern	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	K Spring
16:26	SU667705.
06/04/19	Common Tern	Moatlands GP, Theale GPs	1	A B Tomczynski
12:10	Also present a leucistic black-headed gull.