GREEN-HOUSE WARBLER

A whitethroat was photographed by Michael Thorley in his garden greenhouse near Meeting Lane in East Mersea on Tuesday 11th.

The whitethroat appeared to have a tick attached just above its right eye.

The whitethroat was first found in the greenhouse by Sarah and was later shown the way out. Nice to have a whitethroat visiting your garden.

Also photographed by Michael over his East Mersea garden recently was this herring gull carrying off an apple core.

The gulls are good opportunistic scavengers on the island. 

A black-headed gull was also looking out for scraps in Michael and Sarah's East Mersea garden.