Over the years we have been lucky with weather on our winter birding trips. But today our luck caught up with us. As the weatherman predicted, it was a stormy, wet day. There were a couple of breaks in the rain that allowed us to scope gulls and get out of the car but on the whole the weather dictated our day. Most of the dependable feeders in the area were devoid of birds which made for a small day list.

But we did enjoy the spectacle of thousands and thousands of gulls flying near the Queenstown docks. Out of all those gulls Karl picked out a beautiful Glaucous Gull.

Hopefully tomorrow the weather will be nicer but the forecast does not lead us to believe that will happen.