After an hour and a half, all I'd managed to see was one Mediterranean Gull, one Little Gull, a few Sandwich Terns, and one juvenile Gannet. For some reason, I always seem to pick the wrong day for my infrequent seawatches, except for the phenomenal day in September 2004 when I had my lifer Sabine's Gull and Leach's Storm Petrels (five of them!), as well as several Pomarine, Arctic and Great Skuas, Fulmar, 3 Manx Shearwater and a Grey Phalarope all battling their way alongside the pier in Ostend. That day seemed like centuries ago, however, and I had to make do with this portait of a Lesser Black-backed Gull instead.
The biggest surprise of the day was waiting for me when I got back to Brussels and suddenly noticed this huge wall-painting of a Blue Tit on my way home. Brussels is well-known for its wall-paintings and all sorts of things have been popping up lately but I was amazed to discover this magnificent, brand new piece of artwork just around the corner. Kudos to the artist, Steve Locatelli!
