Over on the estuary there must have been close to 200 oystercatchers roosting and further down at the Webley we noted 4 Med gulls (2 adults and 2 juveniles) at rest with numerous BH gulls there.
However our attention was drawn to a carrion crow that walked along the sand to where several GBB Gulls were resting. Almost systematically he (it was probably an adult male) went to the rear of each gull and pecked/pulled at their tails, causing each gull in turn to suddenly wake up from their resting/slumbering positions and look at the crow in annoyance. The crow persistently did this until all the gulls were forced to remain standing. He even seemed to be trying to teach his single offspring to do the same. It seemed most bizarre and we couldn't see an obvious reason for his persistence - perhaps he just wanted to have the beach all to himself and his family?
It was a comical end to our visit anyway.