Cheers Rob ... somebody else said that today re the ring details and may well be right .. I've e mailed a copy of the photo to the ringer ( Ayrshire) and the combination either way should be his and may be able to match it .

There have been another 4 I've seen but unable to read including a Red ringed Herring Gull which I hope returns ..  it could be mainland Europe  ..

Fewer Gulls again this evening, however one of the Great Black-backed Gull's was ringed .. JX106 which is from South Norway.. will await reply re History.

Fewer Gulls around the reservoir today, though managed to pick out 4 that were ringed.. 3T0B was a Great Black-backed Gull from 11th November returning ( still awaiting History) and two other Great Black-backed Gull had Black Darvic rings that are nigh on impossible to read when dirty on a black background.. The last was an adult Herring Gull A:B59 and will await history.

4 Goldeneye, 5 Teal, 3 Cormorant and 26 Goosander were on the reservoir and a Golden Plover flew NE towards Knowl Hill.. 2 Skylarks also flew over heading South.

c100 mixed flock of Fieldfare and Redwing on the bushes below Ashworth View

An adult Yellow-legged Gull was on the north shore as I arrived at 1400 but flew off East almost immediately .

The stricken Lesser Black-backed Gull on the island has finally succumbed to its illness having lasted 7 days without moving or any food .. sad to be unable to do something about it's predicament but impressive all the same ..

Watched a Kestrel flying low over the boggy ground near the wind turbine flush a Snipe sp that went straight up a few feet and straight down again that was possibly a Jack Snipe ..

Another ringed Great Black-backed Gull last night but struggled getting all the numbers/letters off the Darvic , which looked dark green/black..Hopefully it will reappear in the future.

A similar sized roost this evening to last night but with fewer Great Black-backed Gull present..(One of which was sporting a Yellow Darvic 3T0B... will await history)

Single Brambling flew over south this morning  as did a Greenfinch ..

4 Goldeneye and 2 Teal on the reservoir.  There has been a Lesser Black-backed Gull stationary on the island that is obviously ill .. It's still alive after 5 days now having eaten nothing and now half in the water  but I can't get to it to sort it out .. Tough as old boots .. 

Good numbers of Gulls this evening in the roost which held 70+ Great Black-backed Gull with the rest predominantly Herring Gulls of all ages, one of which was ringed with a Yellow Darvic (Y:C82).. will await its history..

Also 2 Stonechat and a Kestrel on Ashworth Road, 100+ Fieldfare and at least 1 Redwing to the South of the reservoir. Curiously also my first site record of a single Chaffinch!

Single Pink-footed Goose flew in with the Canada Geese and a juv female Peregrine flew NE over the reservoir this morning .

2 Goldeneye and a Teal also on the water..

4 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck. 2 Goldeneye and only 9 Goosander on the reservoir this evening.

44 Great Black-backed Gull but nothing else notable in the roost.

1 adult Peregrine, female from the size and bulk, perched on a fence post to the south west of the reservoir until dusk.

Good sized flock of Fieldfare to the south, possibly 100-200 in size.

11 Teal, 2 Goldeneye and a Dunlin in with the Lapwings was the best this morning 

Dipper in the overflow 1st thing this morning and 2 Skylarks over south.

Goldeneye numbers now up to 6 ( 3 male) and a single Tufted Duck also present.

Single Whooper Swan flew in at 0955 but did not stay long and 2 Snipe were hiding amongst rocks on the north shore.

An interesting ringed Gull flew onto the reservoir at around 0950 which seemed to tick quite a few boxes for a Caspian Gull..Photos forwarded to Ian for perusal.. 

 ( Speedy reply from Ian to confirm the bird is a Caspian Gull though the possibility of a hybrid cannot be eliminated by these photos)

Missed the Merlin, but 1 Buzzard and 3 Kestrel also present.

43 Goosander, mostly came in very late, about 20 minutes after sunset. Also 1 Teal and 1 Cormorant.

Flock of 160 Fieldfare over, heading NW.

Gull numbers down and couldnt find anything notable.

Merlin this evening flew directly above me whilst sat on north bank and perched up on the same post as a few weeks ago above Croston Close so possibly the same bird ..

5 Goldeneye on the res .. 

Adult Yellow-legged Gull in the roost tonight along with 32 Great Black-backed Gull

Big increase in roosting gull numbers since my last visit, most notably Herring Gull with c380 present. Also 22 Great Black-back Gull and 16 Common Gull.

4 Goldeneye and only 3 Goosander on the reservoir, and 3 Teal on the small pond to the west of the dam.

2 Brambling flew south over the reservoir calling 1st thing this morning ..13 Linnet also over south.... 3 Stonechat by the pumphouse on Ashworth Road .

Dunlin, 2 Goldeneye , 2 Teal , 5 Cormorant and 300+ Lapwing also present on the reservoir ..

23 Great Black-backed Gull , 2 Wigeon; 5 Teal and 5 Tufted Duck on the reservoir at last light with a single Wheatear also present along the South wall ..

Yellow-legged Gull in the roost this evening and 2 Wheatear on the South Wall .. c100 Fieldfare towards Wham Head and c20 Redwing flew north over the reservoir..

The Yellow-legged Gull was present again early doors this morning and flew off east at 0815...as did a nice male Hen Harrier coming in from Harden Moor and crossing south of the res and down towards Norden at 0930....7 Great Black-backed Gull present on the shrinking island..

Yellow-legged Gull again this morning flew off east at 0900...6 Great Black-backed Gull also on the reservoir and  30 Fieldfare over Cheesden Bar ..

A Coal Tit sheltering behind a wall in the pool by the overflow channel was the best for me this morning and a 1st for me up here ..

Yellow-legged Gull again this morning amongst c200 large gulls which also included 2 Great Black-backed Gulls.. 3 Cormorant on the reservoir and c100 Fieldfare over in 3 flocks heading East. A Golden Plover flew over from the east, landed briefly on the island and continued west. 

Adult Yellow-legged Gull flew in with other large gulls at 0800. 5 Fieldfare flew over west and 3 Cormorant also present.. ( 2 Pintail, 5 Teal and a single Wigeon on Buckhurst Lodge in Lancs just over border)

Only 1 Tufted Duck and 10 Goosander on the water at dusk this evening.

120 Lapwing.

5 Great Black-backed, 3 Herring and 2 Common Gull among larger numbers of Lesser Black-backed and Black-headed Gull.

3 Swallow flew west over the res this morning along with 4 Chaffinch and 2 Reed Buntings which flew south.  5 Great Black-backed Gull, a single Wigeon and 2 Snipe were also on  the reservoir. 

Red-breasted Merganser on the reservoir briefly this morning amongst c40 Goosander.  Great Crested Grebe, the Goldeneye and 26 Tufted Duck also present. 28 Pink-footed Geese over NW and 4 Great Black-backed Gull on the island

Merlin around south side of reservoir this morning and over towards Croston Close . Peregrine on the pylon towards Yate"s and a White Wagtail on the sunny south wall .. 44 Pink-footed Geese over west..

39 Tufted duck this evening along with the single Goldeneye. Also 100 Lapwing and 27 Pink-footed geese flew SW.

5 Great Black-backed Gull and 4 Herring Gull among c200 Lesser Black-backed and c150 Black-headed Gull.

105 Goosander in the roost this evening.

5 Kestrel and 1 Buzzard.

c50 Swallow and 20 Alba wagtails all flew off south.

Adult Yellow-legged Gull flew in with Lesser Black-backed Gulls this morning . A single Dunlin on the big island and Tufted Duck now up to 25...

No sign of the Merlin during a late afternoon circuit, but 1 Buzzard and 3 Kestrel.

Seemed to be a bit of westward movement of the Alba Wagtails, with at least 35 birds present. Also a few Meadow Pipit and 12 Swallow.

140 Lesser Black-back and 115 Black-headed Gulls.

32 Lapwing, 1 Cormorant, 1 Goldeneye, 18 Goosander and 21 Tufted Duck on the reservoir.

Also 1 Rook over. 

Merlin again this morning in similar area as last week over towards Harden Moor ( Lancs) . Single Golden Plover flew over west and Tufted Duck numbers now up to 23 ..

3 Skylark and a Redpoll over south this morning. A Dipper was in the overflow first thing,  whilst a Sparrowhawk was chasing the many Meadow Pipits along the south wall when the fog lifted.  No sign of yesterdays Pintail this morning. ( photo attached from yesterday afternoon at 1600)

Best from an afternoon circuit:

2 Pintail, my first site record, 31 Goosander, 21 Tufted Duck and 1 Goldeneye.

4 Lapwing.

4 Kestrel.

1 Wheatear, c20 Alba wagtail and a few Meadow Pipit.

Goldeneye, 2 Wheatear and now 21 Tufted Duck at the reservoir this morning . 

3 Shoveler this morning ( only my 3rd record here) .. 17 Tufted Duck and a Wheatear also present ..

Highlights from a quick circuit this evening:

My record count of 107 Goosander, along with 11 Tufted Duck and  1 Goldeneye.

128 Lapwing, and 1 Curlew dropped in late on.

c100 swallow low over the water with at least 1 Sand Martin among them.

3 Kestrel.

Yellow Wagtail again  amongst the many Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit on the South Wall this morning ..

Sandwich Tern  heard south of the res heading west but didn't see it .

Yellow Wagtail , Wheatear and 40+ Linnet on East Wall this evening ..