Having arrived in Los Angeles the evening before (no birds seen at all), we all awoke very early and a bit jet-lagged. At about 6am myself and Sam decided to get out of bed and walk along the beach. I was surprised at the large numbers of Heerman’s Gulls loafing about on the beach, along with the expected Western Gulls, and a single California Gull. Brown Pelicans were flying in formation up and down the coast and the rocky headlands held Brandt’s Cormorants, and a couple of Pelagic Cormorants whilst Black Turnstones were feeding
The others soon got up and we did the same stroll, this time adding Western Grebe to the list. The rest of the day was spent lazing around the beach. However, I did manage to see a distant Sooty Shearwater and a flock of seven Whimbrel flying south.
20 August 2012
Sooty Shearwater, Double-crested Cormorant, Brandt's Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Brown Pelican, Western Grebe, Black Turnstone, Heermann's Gull, Western Gull, California Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, American Crow, European Starling, House Finch
