Malibu Lagoon and the nearby beach had many terns, and unlike those at Bolsa Chica which were always in the air, some posed quite happily for the camera.
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| Caspian Terns |
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| Elegant Tern |
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| Forster's Tern |
Most of the terns were Elegants with a large group near the rocks and the surfers; a notice board said it was grunion time - these small fish cam close to shore to spawn. As well as the terns there were many gulls, including a few Heerman's, and Brown Pelicans. The only new species for 2015 were a couple of Brant.
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| Brant |
A heavy downpour sent me running back tot he car; thankfully I had an umbrella with me, despite the fact that it was hard to carry both this and my spotting scope. I waited in the car for a while before deciding I had probably seen all that I would at the Lagoon, and I headed back up Malibu Canyon Road to a couple of spots on Malibu Creek.
Although it was still drizzling I had some shelter from the trees and I saw my first male Nuttall's Woodpecker of the trip; a Black-throated Gray Warbler and a Lazuli Bunting were the other highlights before the rain got heavier and I headed back to the hotel.
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