Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla
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Status
Extremely rare vagrant. Two records.
Records
- 24th June 2007, 1 second summer. Found by Jono Leadley on the dam at 8am. The bird fed on a dead trout on the dam shore with Black-headed Gulls and later moved to the lagoons. The second record for Cambridgeshire.
- 19th November 2006, 1 adult winter. Found by Jono Leadley in the roost off the Harbour, near Mander car park, at 3.30pm. It was twitched before dark by about a dozen birders. This was the first record for Cambridgeshire.
Highest count
1, as above.
Photos
All photos of the second summer bird on 24th June 2007, by Jono Leadley.