Black Headed Gulls need little introduction to most people in the UK. They are a delicate Gull compared to the more familiar larger Herring Gulls. They are more often seen in land but we are not far from the coast here in Exeter. Today, with abysmal rainy weather I took a look at the Upper stretches of the river Exe almost in the city. There is always a large congregation of gulls and I was hoping to perhaps find a Mediterranean Gull amongst the  flock but no such luck. The Black Heads are coming in to breeding plumage and were quite approachable however. You can make out the hint of Black head on these two individuals.

In the garden I took a nice photo of this Dunnock – Prunella modularis, not sure of the sex of this bird but they have been chasing around for a week or so now and have definitely formed a breeding pair again already.                                                                                                                                       

Another couple of Wood Pigeon photos to look at, not the worlds most exotic bird but I am aware that lots of my readers are from other parts of the world where this bird is unknown, so please enjoy.