life afloat – more seabirds (and a pair of waders)

A selection of seabirds, some of which I couldn't identify (other than to call them "gulls") even with professional help.

 

"What does the old geezer want with me? Better leg it ..." – herring gull (Larus argentatus).

Gull

Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Gull

Standing guard

"Hey earthling!"

Gull

Beautiful symmetry – herring gull (Larus argentatus)

"Hey motor boatman, I'll race you" – Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Casting pearls – Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) lifting off in a trail of droplets

You beauty – oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Pair of oystercatchers

Sanderlings alighting – (Calidris alba)

Poetry in motion – Cory's shearwater banking (Calonectris diomedea)

Sanderlings wading

We have lift-off – Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus)

In the glow of the setting sun – Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Toeing the line – Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) zipping across the horizon

A bird of a different kind flying over the anchorage