Bonaparte's Gull: Working in Kent I was unable to resist a trip to Oare Marshes, the reserve is at it's best in spring and autumn when it is visited by migrant waterfowl but in summer it's famous for being a summer home to a Bonaparte’s gull.
These diminutive gulls are rare, but annual visitor to the UK they are primarily seen during the autumn and winter months. You're be forgiven to think that they are named after Napoleon Bonaparte, but they are actually named after Charles Lucien Bonaparte, a French ornithologist.
Bonaparte's gulls are the third smallest gull in the world and the only gull species that regularly nests in trees.
This is the 13th summer in a row that this individual has returned to Oare Marshes. originally the gull was found on the site back in May 2013 and has returned each year ever since.
