This morning I returned to the port of Crotone to ascertain the likely presence of two Horned Grebes Podiceps auritus , seen from far away yesterday afternoon. It would be the first report of Calabria, but unfortunately the light and the distance I had been deceived: they were mere children Grebes Podiceps nigricollis .
When the disappointment seemed to have gained the upper hand for the non-observation of the two "horns", I decide to move in a more sheltered from the strong south-west coast, and soon the idea was excellent.
Among a small group of saffron (14), Yellow-legged Gulls (6) and Gull reefs (2), there are also 1 adult and a beautiful ind. the first winter Gull Larus audouinii during . The immature disappeared from view shortly after, while the adult remains there until the afternoon. I can take some photos, but the subject is too far away and very little light. The images below represent the best that I could get (using over all a bit of digital zoom ...).
This observation represents the first case of the species wintering in Calabria. The gull, though not abundant, is a regular migrant along the Ionian coast of Calabria, but had never been reported in winter.
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