Very little going on again this week, other than the gulls at the Borrow Pit up the valley, but at least there's something to report! The only other sighting of note was a Little Egret that flew over the UCV this morning.
On Monday Mike Pollard saw a second winter Caspian Gull (which I think is the same as the bird seen on the 11th and 21st) and three plus Yellow-legged Gulls.
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| Courtesy and copyright of Mike Pollard |
On Thursday, Mike P again, saw a first winter Caspian Gull (I think the same bird as last Sunday) and a new second winter Caspian Gull.
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| Photos courtesy and copyright of Mike Pollard |
This morning I was out with John (and joined briefly by Clive), we had three Caspian Gulls - a first winter (the same as earlier this week/last Sunday), a new third winter and a new adult. Also, at least four Yellow-legged Gulls.
So that's at least eight Caspian Gulls in the last three weeks - if not more, which seems likely with a second winter that I thought was maybe a mixed colony bird but it's well within what seems to be accepted as a 'Caspian' and probably at least one other first winter bird.
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| Photos courtesy and copyright of JFT |
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