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First-Winter Iceland gull flew West over High Rid Reservoir without stopping at 16:25.

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Juvenile Iceland Gull present at 4:40pm at least this afternoon.

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Yesterday afternoon, 80 Pink-footed Geese were grazing along with 108 Greylag Geese.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull this afternoon, also drake Pochard, 6 Teal, 6 Goldeneye, 25 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe and 11 Redwings.

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull present at 3:30pm, along with 5 Goldeneye, 5 Little Grebes, 7 Tufted Ducks and 44 Greylags.

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90 Pink-footed Geese were feeding around 3pm along with 88 Greylags too. On the reservoir itself were 8 Goldeneye and 7 Tufted Duck

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1W Caspian Gull present again 1:40 to 3:05pm this afternoon.

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Two adult Mediterranean Gulls present this afternoon.

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

First winter Caspian Gull present 1:40 to 2:30 at least this afternoon.

 

Same individual as was present at Pennington Flash on the 10th December.



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First winter Caspian Gull present 1:40 to 2:30 at least this afternoon.

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Drake Common Scoter flew west at 10:28 today.

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Two flocks of Whooper Swans this morning, with 17 SE at 09:34 and 24 SE at 10:30, although two dropped off for 5 minutes before continuing SE. Also present, 4 Snipe, 157 Redwings, 34 Fieldfares and a pair of Goldeneye.

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Early afternoon 22nd October. 100+ black-headed gulls on the reservoir with more overhead and with a crowd of 50+ lesser black-backs on the field to the NW. About fifty Canada geese and a greylag on the field immediately above the reservoir. Only half a dozen dabchicks and a couple of pied wagtails and just the one meadow pipit.

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Adult Yellow-legged Gull still present today but flew off west in the early afternoon.

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The returning adult Yellow-legged Gull was present today.

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Late news for yesterday evening when a Little Egret was feeding along the western dam and then flew off NE towards Fleet Moor at 6:12pm. Also 47 Swallow, 8 House Martins, 5 Sand Martins and 85 Lapwings in field to the north. 

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Late news for yesterday morning when a Spotted Flycatcher was present, along with 97 Swallows.

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Drake Common Scoter this afternoon.

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Four Common Sandpipers present yesterday evening.

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This evening, three Common Sandpipers, a pair of Mediterranean Gulls, 32 Sand Martins, 8 Swallows, 3 House Martins and a single Goldeneye.

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Late news for yesterday:

Swallow with 2 Sand Martins from 5:30pm and also a pair of Mediterranean Gulls and 6 Goldeneye.

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A Knot flew low NW at 9:38am, also a pair of Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Goldeneye and 21 Tufted Ducks.

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Drake Common Scoter this evening, male Green Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martins and 5 Goldeneye.

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The regular adult Yellow-legged Gull was present mid-afternoon yesterday, along with an adult Mediterranean Gull, 173 LBBGulls, 44 Herring Gulls, 16 Common Gulls, 206 BhGulls, 2 Goldeneye and a single Greylag Goose.

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One of the returning adult Yellow-legged Gulls was present again this afternoon.

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Late news for yesterday mid-afternoon:

Adult Mediterranean Gull

15 Teal

2 Wigeon

Pink-footed Goose

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

Yesterday, one of the returning adult Yellow-legged Gulls was present from 3pm.

 

Present again today from mid-morning.

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Yesterday, one of the returning adult Yellow-legged Gulls was present from 3pm.

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An adult Yellow-legged Gull was present yesterday afternoon.

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Juvenile drake Garganey present up to 8:40pm this evening.

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Juvenile Black-necked Grebe present this evening.

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This afternoon, two first summer, two juvenile and singles of adult and second summer Mediterranean Gulls.

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3 Common Sandpipers yesterday evening.

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2 adult Little Gulls this evening until 7:25pm then circling high to the East.

Also present were 3 Common Sandpiper and 2 Common Tern.

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Little Gull numbers built up to 38 by 2pm today, steadily increasing since 10am.

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This morning 1 female Wheatear, 41 Sand Martin moving north in small flocks, 36 Fieldfare south and a Kingfisher flew south over the reservoir.

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Small groups of Sand Martin moving SW over the reservoir this morning, 22 in all. Also 30 Redwing N, 30 Fieldfare E, 2 single Curlews N, 35 Tufted Duck and 8 Goldeneye.

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Late news for yesterday afternoon when an adult Yellow-legged Gull was present at 3pm

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Yesterday at 10:33am, 105 Pink-footed Geese landed and fed briefly in the field on the north side then flew west when flushed by walkers at 10:43.

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Black-necked Grebe, 3 Wigeon, 2 Teal and 4 Grey Wagtail present this morning.

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Juvenile black-necked grebe still on. Also a female white wagtail among the crowds of pied wagtails.

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Juvenile Whinchat also present today.

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Black-necked Grebe seen this morning

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2 juvenile Black-necked Grebes at mid-afternoon, a Merlin flew through NNW and a single Spotted Flycatcher was present.

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Drake Scaup present this evening.

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4 Arctic Terns present late morning today.

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Sightings from today include:

Breeding plumaged Water Pipit flew in and onto the northern edge of the reservoir at 11:55

Osprey fished briefly at 11:10 then flew NW

Drake Pochard

3 Goldeneye

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2pm to 3:30pm

No sign of the Iceland Gull from yesterday & not much else of note apart from 2 each of Reed Bunting & Grey Wagtail

plus singles of Pied Wagtail & Little Grebe.



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Juvenile Iceland Gull present again from 3:15 to 3:25pm before flying off towards Lower Rivington Reservoir.

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3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull again at 5pm yesterday (15th)

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