- probable 3rd Winter Caspian Gull early morning but disappeared towards Openshaw
Robert Adderley said
Thu Dec 15 1:49 PM, 2022
3rd winter Caspian Gull early afternoon.
Rob Creek said
Wed Dec 14 3:29 PM, 2022
Reply from Tim Frayling regarding 3rd W Herring Gull N:26E from 4th Dec.
- Ringed as a chick at Bowland, Lancs. 17.07.20 - Seen at Queens Park Lake, Lancs (presumably Blackburn) 28.01.22
Rob Creek said
Tue Dec 13 3:01 PM, 2022
Tues 13th Dec
- 1st W Caspian Gull in flight over Redgate Lane and Stoodleys mid afternoon. Seemingly dropped into the yard but no sign since.
Rob Creek said
Mon Dec 12 10:52 AM, 2022
Sun 11th Dec
- 1st winter Caspian Gull
Clocked it at distance first off on Stoodleys roof then realised I could get a better view. Showed well for a bit then it became mobile, before landing on the 384 roof. I lost it eventually but I had to go anyway.
Afternoon tacho break on way back from Southport. I was there until it gone 4 and getting quite dark. Virtually all of the Gulls had flown off by the time I was leaving anyway.
Of note - probable 1st w Caspian Gull in flight (bad light so not 100%) - c10 ad Argentatus Herring Gulls - 3 ad Great Black-backed Gulls (including the one with the hanging down wings)
Rob Creek said
Tue Nov 29 5:53 PM, 2022
Tuesday afternoon.
Called in on way back from Liverpool, absolutely loads of Gulls, c150-200 large Gulls around the site with a rough count of 60 on the 384 roof alone.
- No sign of the 2W Caspian Gull, probably already at Audenshaw - 25+ Argentatus Herring Gulls, varies every day - 1 Grey Wagtail - 3 Pied Wagtail - 1 Robin
and then the highlight, an adult type Iceland Gull appeared in flight over the yard, no time to get the camera so I swiped my iPhone to camera and took an image of the large group it was in before it disappeared. I think I got it but could be wrong. Hopefully gets picked up at Audenshaw as I wont be at Redgate now until Friday.
- a 2nd winter Caspian Gull appeared flying over the yard then towards Hyde Rd. I re-found it on the 384 roof on the Hyde Rd side but in an awkward spot for any good photos but I took some anyway.
Also forgot to post Herring Gull N:54L yesterday afternoon.
2nd winter Caspian Gull showing very well this morning and 7 Great Black backed Gulls.
Rob Creek said
Mon Nov 28 6:29 PM, 2022
Mon 28th Nov Afternoon visit during work lunch break.
- a superb 2nd winter Caspian Gull flying around and then dropped into the yard in full view.
I thought I had a 1st winter Caspian Gull too in flight over Redgate Lane looking ready to land in the yard, but the area I anticipated it landing didnt pan out and it disappeared over the back fencing so didnt get a close up Im afraid.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 28th of November 2022 06:31:56 PM
Fri 25th Nov Pretty much the same as last couple of visits.
- 8 Argentatus Herring Gulls - 6 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
Of interest 3 Common Gulls turned up and spent the next 5-10 minutes chasing Black-headed Gulls for bits of food.
Rob Creek said
Wed Nov 23 11:22 PM, 2022
Reply from Tim Frayling regarding 1W Herring Gull N:66E from 5th Nov.
Ringed as a chick at Walney Island, Cumbria, on 4th July.
Rob Creek said
Mon Nov 21 11:27 PM, 2022
Sat 19th Nov (am) - 9 Argentatus Herring Gulls - 5 ad Great Black-backed Gulls - 1 Grey Wagtail - 2 Pied Wagtail
Mon 21st Nov (pm) - 11 Argentatus Herring Gulls - 6 ad Great Black-backed Gulls - 1 probable intermedius Lesser Black-backed - 1 Redwing through - 2 Pied Wagtail
Rob Creek said
Mon Nov 14 10:51 PM, 2022
Mon 14th Nov Nipped out in my lunch break mid afternoon.
- 4 ad Great Black-backed Gulls - 9 ad Argentatus Herring Gulls - 2 Pied Wagtails
Then as I was driving off on Hyde Rd I noticed an adult Gull coming in and land on the 384 roof near the corner of Redgate Lane and Hyde Rd. Something about it just said have a look before you go Rob, I pulled in to the side street and got my bins out.
- adult Caspian Gull Beautiful bird. I was in the right place at the right time, and managed some ok shots from across the road, it will be submitted as always. I even saw it cough up a pellet or something like, it then ate it again. Image time & date says October, my fault, its November!
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 14th of November 2022 10:53:14 PM
Fri 11th Nov Mid afternoon visit on break - Lesser Black-backed N:W34 again
Sat 12th Nov Lunchtime visit for an hour or so. - c50 Pink-footed Geese over W towards the city centre - 7 Redwings together - 2 Greenfinch - 2 Grey Wagtails - 3 Pied Wagtails - 2 ad Great Black-backed Gulls - 6 ad Argentatus Herring Gulls - c100 Black-headed Gulls
Also worth a mention was the decent number of Woodpigeon over, mainly singles and groups of 5-10 birds, possibly around 50-75 birds over, nothing spectacular I know, but over a virtually city centre site I thought was ok.
Rob Creek said
Tue Nov 8 7:02 PM, 2022
Had a reply from Roland-Jan Buijs in Holland regarding Caspian Gull 6.V from 18th October. The reply went to my spam so didnt see it.
Caspian Gull 6.V (R-6V) Ringed - 30.05.22 Ringer - Albert de Jong Location - Lelystad (Bataviahav), Flevoland, NL
Rob Creek said
Mon Nov 7 2:48 PM, 2022
Sat 5th Nov (Forget month on image, I was altering time settings and accidentally caught it.
- Herring Gull (presumably) N:66E - 6 Argentatus Herring Gulls - 4 ad Great Black-backed Gulls - c150 Black-headed Gulls - 1 Jay in 384 yard - 1 Sparrowhawk being harassed by 8 Redwings - 2 Grey Wagtails - 3 Pied Wagtails
Didnt get much chance to visit the site over weekend as my car went into shutdown mode after the battery decided to pack up on Hyde Rd on Saturday morning.
Called in this afternoon (Tues) on tacho break.
- 14 Redwings over N - 2 Argentatus H.Gull - 1 Grey Wagtail
Rob Creek said
Wed Oct 26 3:25 PM, 2022
Fri 21st Oct - Lesser Black-backed Gull N:W34 again (pm) - 4 Argentatus Herring Gulls - 2 Great Black-backed Gulls ad - 1 Jay over BCA
Sat 22nd Oct - Lesser Black-backed Gull N:W34 (am)
Rob Creek said
Tue Oct 18 8:54 PM, 2022
- 1st winter Caspian Gull Dutch ringed 6.V
Went back after work but there was no sign of it, I thought I had another Caspian Gull possibly a 2nd winter but it was distant and difficult to tell, Ill probably put it down as a Herring Gull.
- Herring Gull Y:685 still visiting the site. Looks totally different to a month ago now with its streaked head. It will probably visit the site on and off over the winter as it?s done in the past.
Tues 11th Oct
- 1 Jay over BCA, dropped down near PDSA (am) - 2 Raven over Hyde Rd / Redgate Lane (am) - 4 Grey Wagtails this evening (2 on 384 roof, 2 on prefabs)
Few visits this week but with the darker nights drawing in its been a bit late after work and most of the Gulls have gone to roost.
However, just had a Raven low over the site (Friday) and on Tuesday and Wednesday there were 2 Grey Wagtails both visits, and a Sparrowhawk on Sunday afternoon.
Rob Creek said
Tue Sep 27 9:56 PM, 2022
Few visits over weekend, a few intriguing Gulls seen but I will probably dumb them down as nothing interesting.
Sat 24th Sept. - 3 cracking Argentatus Gulls
Sun 25th. - 4 Argentatus Gulls - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Mon 26th. - 4 Argentatus Gulls
and a Lesser Black-backed Gull K+N on a very pale green ring. Bird flew off so no images but got the ring number with my bins when it was fairly close in the yard. Tried cr-birding with a lime green ring and 2 alpha settings, even though it wasnt really a lime green. Pete Rock came up as possible ringer and if it wasnt one of his then hed probably know whos it was as he is one of the cr-birding co-ordinators.
Had a reply this afternoon and it is indeed one of his. It was ringed in Bath 09.07.14, has been seen again in Bath 2016, but as Pete put in his reply Good work Rob, this bird has stayed under the radar for over 5 years. And his definition of the ring colour is PG3 (Pale Green 3) that he has only used 3 times, certainly not lime in his opinion!
- adult Yellow-legged Gull Showing well for a short while on 384 roof this afternoon but flew off towards BCA, tried to relocate it but the rain was getting heavier and my lunch break was ending.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Thursday 22nd of September 2022 09:20:05 PM
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM again late morning. - 4 adult Great Black-backed Gulls - 1 Grey Wagtail - 2 Pied Wagtails - an unexpected Great Spotted Woodpecker flyover
Rob Creek said
Tue Sep 20 9:19 AM, 2022
Just had a reply from Mark Fitzpatrick, Manx Ringing Group.
Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
I apologise for the lack of replies. Thanks for your three emails about T0XM. It is interesting that it is hanging around the site and not just feeding up and moving on south. This LBB Gull was ringed as a chick near the Point of Ayre, at the northern tip of the Isle of Man on 1/7/2011.
Some of our Manx LBBs of a similar age have been seen over 20 times, mostly from their wintering sites in southern Spain or in Portugal. This has been seen only twice since ringed, prior to your sightings:
visit_date capture_time location_name gridRef 01/07/2011 18:00 SAN-POA (Point of Ayre) NX4604 22/12/2012 12:00 SANLOR (San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon) 06/08/2014 12:00 AGP (Point of Ayre Gravel Pits) NX4504
San Lorenzo Beach is on the north coast of Spain, west of Santander.
The BTO ring number for this bird is GR21815.
kind regards,
Mark
Mark Fitzpatrick for Manx Ringing Group
Rob Creek said
Tue Sep 20 9:16 AM, 2022
Rob Creek wrote:
Mon 19th Sept - Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM still
Tues 20th Sept - 128 Pink-footed Geese over North 8.20am (2 skeins 60 & 68)
Another 54 over North at 8.48am
Rob Creek said
Tue Sep 20 8:41 AM, 2022
Mon 19th Sept - Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM still
Tues 20th Sept - 128 Pink-footed Geese over North 8.20am (2 skeins 60 & 68)
Back early hours Friday morning from a week in Crete, serious Gull withdrawal symptoms not only from missing Redgate but also through a lack of Gulls over there!
Of interest I has a few replies from Tim Frayling regarding some recent ringed birds seen here in the last few weeks.
Fri 26th Aug Afternoon tacho break just coming to an end when I picked up an individual in flight around the yard that looked good for a Yellow-legged Gull. It landed on the yard roof out of sight. End of tacho break so no time to relocate it. Went back at tea-time for a quick visit.
- adult type Yellow-legged Gull landed on 384 roof. Smart looking bird with some good looking features, but perhaps the thing that concerned me a little was the bare part colouration of the legs. Not a deepish yellow as expected but more of a fleshy yellow. I think it certainly deserves a submission in my view.
- Herring Gull (?) N:M43 present this afternoon. One of Tim Fraylings birds.
- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull Called in early evening with Lucas on way back from Nannas. It flew in onto the 384 roof for a minute or so then flew off, didnt see it again.
Ringed - 13.05.22, at IJsselmeer, Noord, Holland. Ringer - Leon Kelder
Rob Creek said
Sat Aug 20 7:48 AM, 2022
Received a reply from Richard Thompson (RSPCA, East Sussex) who used to ring urban Herring Gulls and did a Masters paper on the factors affecting admission to the rehabilitation centre and subsequent survival rates as opposed to their wild counterparts.
Herring Gull A300 from 3rd August is actually A3GG. Ringed 12.08.05 as a juvenile Released at Pett Level Beach, Winchelsea, East Sussex.
Rob Creek said
Mon Aug 15 9:31 PM, 2022
Returned early afternoon on my lunch to see if the red ringed juvenile Caspian Gull was still present but no sign.
I did a quick count of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls c230 adults on BCA roof, c40 on 384 roof, plenty more on yard roofs and in the air, lost count. Well in excess of 300 adults easily, spectacular for here, thats without other ages.
Managed a pass out after work for what was to be a very interesting couple of hours. c100+ adult Lesser Black-backed
Also Lesser Black-backed Gull JE8K Norwegian ringed. Ringed 01.07.12 Byparken, Bergen, Norway Sighted 15.04.21 Kjevikdalen, Lindås, Norway Then its my sighting tonight.
Possible adult Yellow-legged Gull and possible hybrid too, no doubt Ill be put out of my misery soon.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 15th of August 2022 09:32:55 PM
- probable 3rd Winter Caspian Gull early morning but disappeared towards Openshaw
- Ringed as a chick at Bowland, Lancs. 17.07.20
- Seen at Queens Park Lake, Lancs (presumably Blackburn) 28.01.22
- 1st W Caspian Gull in flight over Redgate Lane and Stoodleys mid afternoon. Seemingly dropped into the yard but no sign since.
- 1st winter Caspian Gull
Clocked it at distance first off on Stoodleys roof then realised I could get a better view. Showed well for a bit then it became mobile, before landing on the 384 roof. I lost it eventually but I had to go anyway.
Apologies for the late post as my data went down.
Afternoon tacho break on way back from Liverpool.
- Common Gull 4
- Great Black-backed Gull adult 7
- Argentatus Herring Gull 10
- Black-headed Gull c150+
- Grey Wagtail 2
- Pied Wagtail 1
- Starling c200
- ad Yellow-legged G late afternoon
Sun 4th Dec
- 1st W Caspian Gull this morning
- Herring Gull Y:685
- Herring Gull N:26E
Friday 2nd Dec. 11am -2pm.
1st W and a 2nd W Caspian Gull, Ad Y L Gull, a Lithuanian and a Norwegian ringed B H Gull on the mound and 384 rooftop over the period I was there.
50+ large Gulls
100+ BH Gulls.
-- Edited by Craig Bell on Saturday 3rd of December 2022 11:40:12 AM
-- Edited by Craig Bell on Saturday 3rd of December 2022 02:54:58 PM
Afternoon tacho break on way back from Southport. I was there until it gone 4 and getting quite dark. Virtually all of the Gulls had flown off by the time I was leaving anyway.
Of note
- probable 1st w Caspian Gull in flight
(bad light so not 100%)
- c10 ad Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 3 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
(including the one with the hanging down wings)
Called in on way back from Liverpool, absolutely loads of Gulls, c150-200 large Gulls around the site with a rough count of 60 on the 384 roof alone.
- No sign of the 2W Caspian Gull, probably already at Audenshaw
- 25+ Argentatus Herring Gulls, varies every day
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 3 Pied Wagtail
- 1 Robin
and then the highlight, an adult type Iceland Gull appeared in flight over the yard, no time to get the camera so I swiped my iPhone to camera and took an image of the large group it was in before it disappeared. I think I got it but could be wrong.
Hopefully gets picked up at Audenshaw as I wont be at Redgate now until Friday.
Quick stop on way to Liverpool.
- a 2nd winter Caspian Gull appeared flying over the yard then towards Hyde Rd. I re-found it on the 384 roof on the Hyde Rd side but in an awkward spot for any good photos but I took some anyway.
Also forgot to post Herring Gull N:54L yesterday afternoon.
Afternoon visit during work lunch break.
- a superb 2nd winter Caspian Gull flying around and then dropped into the yard in full view.
I thought I had a 1st winter Caspian Gull too in flight over Redgate Lane looking ready to land in the yard, but the area I anticipated it landing didnt pan out and it disappeared over the back fencing so didnt get a close up Im afraid.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 28th of November 2022 06:31:56 PM
Pretty much the same as last couple of visits.
- 8 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 6 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
Of interest 3 Common Gulls turned up and spent the next 5-10 minutes chasing Black-headed Gulls for bits of food.
Ringed as a chick at Walney Island, Cumbria, on 4th July.
- 9 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 5 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 2 Pied Wagtail
Mon 21st Nov (pm)
- 11 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 6 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 1 probable intermedius Lesser Black-backed
- 1 Redwing through
- 2 Pied Wagtail
Nipped out in my lunch break mid afternoon.
- 4 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 9 ad Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 2 Pied Wagtails
Then as I was driving off on Hyde Rd I noticed an adult Gull coming in and land on the 384 roof near the corner of Redgate Lane and Hyde Rd. Something about it just said have a look before you go Rob, I pulled in to the side street and got my bins out.
- adult Caspian Gull
Beautiful bird. I was in the right place at the right time, and managed some ok shots from across the road, it will be submitted as always. I even saw it cough up a pellet or something like, it then ate it again.
Image time & date says October, my fault, its November!
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 14th of November 2022 10:53:14 PM
Mid afternoon visit on break
- Lesser Black-backed N:W34 again
Sat 12th Nov
Lunchtime visit for an hour or so.
- c50 Pink-footed Geese over W towards the city centre
- 7 Redwings together
- 2 Greenfinch
- 2 Grey Wagtails
- 3 Pied Wagtails
- 2 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 6 ad Argentatus Herring Gulls
- c100 Black-headed Gulls
Also worth a mention was the decent number of Woodpigeon over, mainly singles and groups of 5-10 birds, possibly around 50-75 birds over, nothing spectacular I know, but over a virtually city centre site I thought was ok.
Caspian Gull 6.V (R-6V)
Ringed - 30.05.22
Ringer - Albert de Jong
Location - Lelystad (Bataviahav), Flevoland, NL
(Forget month on image, I was altering time settings and accidentally caught it.
- Herring Gull (presumably) N:66E
- 6 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 4 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- c150 Black-headed Gulls
- 1 Jay in 384 yard
- 1 Sparrowhawk being harassed by 8 Redwings
- 2 Grey Wagtails
- 3 Pied Wagtails
Called in this afternoon (Tues) on tacho break.
- 14 Redwings over N
- 2 Argentatus H.Gull
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:W34 again (pm)
- 4 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 2 Great Black-backed Gulls ad
- 1 Jay over BCA
Sat 22nd Oct
- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:W34 (am)
- 1st winter Caspian Gull
Dutch ringed 6.V
Went back after work but there was no sign of it, I thought I had another Caspian Gull possibly a 2nd winter but it was distant and difficult to tell, Ill probably put it down as a Herring Gull.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:W34 again
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 1 Pied Wagtail
- c150 Starling
- cracking 1st w Caspian Gull this afternoon on 384 roof
- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:W34 again, last here a few weeks ago.
- c15 Redwings low over Redgate Lane / yard
- Herring Gull Y:685 still visiting the site. Looks totally different to a month ago now with its streaked head. It will probably visit the site on and off over the winter as it?s done in the past.
Tues 11th Oct
- 1 Jay over BCA, dropped down near PDSA (am)
- 2 Raven over Hyde Rd / Redgate Lane (am)
- 4 Grey Wagtails this evening (2 on 384 roof, 2 on prefabs)
However, just had a Raven low over the site (Friday) and on Tuesday and Wednesday there were 2 Grey Wagtails both visits, and a Sparrowhawk on Sunday afternoon.
Sat 24th Sept.
- 3 cracking Argentatus Gulls
Sun 25th.
- 4 Argentatus Gulls
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
Mon 26th.
- 4 Argentatus Gulls
and a Lesser Black-backed Gull K+N on a very pale green ring. Bird flew off so no images but got the ring number with my bins when it was fairly close in the yard.
Tried cr-birding with a lime green ring and 2 alpha settings, even though it wasnt really a lime green. Pete Rock came up as possible ringer and if it wasnt one of his then hed probably know whos it was as he is one of the cr-birding
co-ordinators.
Had a reply this afternoon and it is indeed one of his.
It was ringed in Bath 09.07.14, has been seen again in Bath 2016, but as Pete put in his reply Good work Rob, this bird has stayed under the radar for over 5 years.
And his definition of the ring colour is PG3 (Pale Green 3) that he has only used 3 times, certainly not lime in his opinion!
- adult Yellow-legged Gull
Showing well for a short while on 384 roof this afternoon but flew off towards BCA, tried to relocate it but the rain was getting heavier and my lunch break was ending.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Thursday 22nd of September 2022 09:20:05 PM
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM again late morning.
- 4 adult Great Black-backed Gulls
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 2 Pied Wagtails
- an unexpected Great Spotted Woodpecker flyover
Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
I apologise for the lack of replies. Thanks for your three emails about T0XM. It is interesting that it is hanging around the site and not just feeding up and moving on south. This LBB Gull was ringed as a chick near the Point of Ayre, at the northern tip of the Isle of Man on 1/7/2011.
Some of our Manx LBBs of a similar age have been seen over 20 times, mostly from their wintering sites in southern Spain or in Portugal. This has been seen only twice since ringed, prior to your sightings:
visit_date capture_time location_name gridRef
01/07/2011 18:00 SAN-POA (Point of Ayre) NX4604
22/12/2012 12:00 SANLOR (San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon)
06/08/2014 12:00 AGP (Point of Ayre Gravel Pits) NX4504
San Lorenzo Beach is on the north coast of Spain, west of Santander.
The BTO ring number for this bird is GR21815.
kind regards,
Mark
Mark Fitzpatrick
for Manx Ringing Group
Another 54 over North at 8.48am
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM still
Tues 20th Sept
- 128 Pink-footed Geese over North 8.20am
(2 skeins 60 & 68)
Of interest I has a few replies from Tim Frayling regarding some recent ringed birds seen here in the last few weeks.
N:M03 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Ringed 06.07.22 at Abbeystead Fell, Bowland, Lancs
N:M43 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Ringed 06.07.22 at Abbeystead Fell, Bowland, Lancs
N:W34 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Ringed 15.07.22 at Walney Island, Cumbria
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM present yet again today, showing well early evening.
Y:685 not seen since it was last here at Redgate early this year.
Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM present this lunchtime.
Not had a reply from the Manx group yet.
- Herring Gull Y:685
No stranger to Redgate this one.
Ringed at Bowland, Lancashire 05.07.19 and has been here at Redgate on a few occasions, the only place its been resighted.
- N:W34
Difficult to know for sure but I think its a Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
- Herring Gull N:M43
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM again
(Manx ringed, still awaiting reply for first sighting)
- Common Buzzard high over Hyde Rd
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 30th of August 2022 10:42:47 PM
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 30th of August 2022 10:45:02 PM
Afternoon tacho break just coming to an end when I picked up an individual in flight around the yard that looked good for a Yellow-legged Gull. It landed on the yard roof out of sight. End of tacho break so no time to relocate it.
Went back at tea-time for a quick visit.
- adult type Yellow-legged Gull landed on 384 roof.
Smart looking bird with some good looking features, but perhaps the thing that concerned me a little was the bare part colouration of the legs. Not a deepish yellow as expected but more of a fleshy yellow. I think it certainly deserves a submission in my view.
- Herring Gull (?) N:M43 present this afternoon.
One of Tim Fraylings birds.
- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull
Called in early evening with Lucas on way back from Nannas. It flew in onto the 384 roof for a minute or so then flew off, didnt see it again.
Same bird as 30th July and 8th Aug in my opinion.
Caspian Gull 1.B
Ringed - 13.05.22, at IJsselmeer, Noord, Holland.
Ringer - Leon Kelder
Herring Gull A300 from 3rd August is actually A3GG.
Ringed 12.08.05 as a juvenile
Released at Pett Level Beach, Winchelsea, East Sussex.
I did a quick count of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls c230 adults on BCA roof, c40 on 384 roof, plenty more on yard roofs and in the air, lost count.
Well in excess of 300 adults easily, spectacular for here, thats without other ages.
Managed a pass out after work for what was to be a very interesting couple of hours.
c100+ adult Lesser Black-backed
Also
Lesser Black-backed Gull JE8K Norwegian ringed.
Ringed 01.07.12 Byparken, Bergen, Norway
Sighted 15.04.21 Kjevikdalen, Lindås, Norway
Then its my sighting tonight.
Possible adult Yellow-legged Gull and possible hybrid too, no doubt Ill be put out of my misery soon.
-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 15th of August 2022 09:32:55 PM
Dropped Lucas off at nursery then called in for 10 minutes before work this morning.
- Lesser Black-backed T0XM still present
- juvenile Gull with red ring 1.B
Sent the sighting off to a Dutch ringing group so Im waiting on a reply then go from there.
Ring No. N:M03
Another ringed Gull in the shape of what I think is a Lesser Black-backed, although they are rather difficult to separate at this early stage.
Also a Common Buzzard over 384 building but not a single Gull could be bothered getting up to mob it.