Grafham Water - Kelp Gull

A rather sedate morning cycling through the local countryside turned into a mad dash up the A1 to see a mighty mega British first.  I'd been speaking about kelp gull with a friend during the week specifically in the context of the next new species for the UK but to have one appear thirty minutes up the road was absolutely bonkers.

It was a glorious bird, what was most striking for me was not just the head and bill shape combo, but the gooey green colour of its legs - like moderately perished mushy peas.