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Salford Quays


"Forget the Yellow-legged Gull theory, its a Lesser Black-backed!" Always thought this was the case.

-- Edited by Colin Wood on Wednesday 30th of October 2024 08:59:53 AM

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Rob Creek wrote:

Sat 26th Oct

- 3 Black-headed Gulls
Blue rings 26EE, 2V25, 2V20

Also what I think was a 2w Yellow-legged Gull but it didnt move much and I didnt see the legs as they were hidden behind the concrete ledge of the mode wheel.






Obviously all 3 birds were Quays birds, thanks to Steve Christmas for confirmation.
2V25 ringed 08.12.22
2V20 ringed 30.11.21, sighted Turn Moss Jan 2023
266E ringed 15.12.22

Forget the Yellow-legged Gull theory, its a Lesser Black-backed!

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Sat 26th Oct

- 3 Black-headed Gulls
Blue rings 26EE, 2V25, 2V20

Also what I think was a 2w Yellow-legged Gull but it didnt move much and I didnt see the legs as they were hidden behind the concrete ledge of the mode wheel.

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9 Siskin south over Exchange Quay c. 8am also 2 Kingfisher on the river by the road bridge

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The juv. Shag in early September had been ringed on 20th June at Bardsey Island; no other sightings since ringing.

A quick visit early this week: ad. Yellow-legged Gull still there, also a 3cy G. B.-b. Gull at Clippers Quay. 33 Cormorant were all lined up on the boom on W. side of C. Quay, also a Great Crested Grebe on the water. Apart from these, very little else.

Three colour-ringed juv. L. B.-b. Gull seen earlier in Sept. were from the Bowland colonies, and a 2cy bird was ringed nr. Cadiz in Dec. 2023. One juv. Herring Gull was from Walney Island. A Norwegian Black-headed Gull was back at Clippers Quay, and a Polish bird back by the Lowry.



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Birds around Exchange Quay today included a single Ring Necked Parakeet over south, at least 2 Kingfisher and several Chiffchaff

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At least 50 Pied Wagtail were going to roost this evening in three Hornbeam near the entrance to the retail complex opp the main Lowry Theatre entrance

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Early evening visit.

Adult yellow-legged gull at clippers quay.
Black-headed gulls
Lesser-black backed gulls
Herring gulls
10 cormorants
1 house martin amongst 30+ swallows whizzing low along Trafford wharf.
3 pied wagtails
1 peregrine at media city.

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3 Ring Necked Parakeet flew west over Exchange Quay c. 8.10 this morning. Adult Yellow Legged Gull still present around Clippers Quay at lunch time. Little Ringed Plover flew from the mud alongside Pomona c.12.30

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Sun 21st July

Clipper Quay.

- adult Yellow-legged Gull
- 2 Grey Heron
- Blue ringed Mute Swans
4DVP, 4DBN, 4FLL, and another with an unreadable code

-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 24th of July 2024 08:46:59 AM

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Steve Christmas wrote:

Black-headed Gull 2R37 was ringed as an adult at Salford Quays on 1/12/2019. It has been resighted there every winter since, with the exception of winter 2021/22.





Thanks Steve, I was going to send you the details this morning but youve beaten me to it mate.

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Black-headed Gull 2R37 was ringed as an adult at Salford Quays on 1/12/2019. It has been resighted there every winter since, with the exception of winter 2021/22.



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Fri 19th July

Delivering to Leopard Pie in the Kargo MKT at The Quays late morning so I was able to have a little break and have a quick scour for some Gulls on the water facing.
Some interesting individuals around but after careful consideration with the bright sunlight and the water reflection, I put them down to Lesser Black-backeds.


The Quays
- Black-headed Gull blue 2R37

Clipper Quay.
- adult Yellow-legged Gull
Just chilling out in the shallow water then a few of them took off towards some commotion near ITV, food!

I had a look for the reported 2CY bird by Steve last week but I wasnt so lucky.


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19:00 to 20:10, no sign of an adult yellow-legged gull tonight but a second calendar year YLG was lurking round Clipper Quay. More large gulls were incoming as I left so the adult may still be about.

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Yellow-legged Gull - adult again at Clippers Quay this morning

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Yellow Legged Gull present at 1pm, on edge of water, couple of islands down from the gnomes. Also Little Ringed Plover around midday. Not present after I'd had a wander looking for the gull.

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Yellow-legged Gull - returning adult again at Clippers Quay up from Gnome Island this morning. Found yesterday by John Shaughnessy (again)

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Pomona/Exchange quay area today held Drake Goosander, c.30 Sand Martin, 2 Lapwing and a singing Sedge warbler

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Walked along the MSC past Pomona a few days ago:

Mute Swan - 14

Cormorant - 10

Lapwing - 1 on canal mud.

Curlew - 1 came off Pomona land and headed off to N.

Sand Martin - c. a dozen.



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Single Lapwing and Common Sandpiper on the mud adjacent to Pomona this lunchtime also 2 Jay and several Blackcap in the area

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Late afternoon/early evening visit.

Pomona...

17+ sand martins
3 chiffchaffs
4 blackcaps

Trafford wharf...

1 willow warbler
2 chiffchaffs
3 swallows
6 sand Martins
20 mute swans
2 pied wagtails
2 peregrines


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Late afternoon visit to pomona.

9 sand Martins
1 kingfisher
3 Goosanders
Cormorant with green darvic ZRE
1 kestrel
8 pied wagtails
5 grey wagtails
1 little grebe
Just 2 chiffchaffs seen/heard


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3 Sand Martins over the Pomona area this lunchtime also my first Mallard brood of the year, 5 on the Bridgewater canal nearby. The adult Little grebe still present on the Irwell along with a pair of Goosander

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Increasing numbers of Chiffchaff in the Quays area today and also a single Oystercatcher flew south over Wharfside

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5 Singing Chiffchaff in the Exchange Quay/Pomona area today also Jay and Siskin

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Afternoon visit.

Large amount of gulls coming & going I tried to get a count at one point...

1000 + black-headed gulls
75+ Herring gulls
16+ lesser-black backed gulls
Just 4 common gulls
4 grey wagtails
2 pied wagtails
Chiffchaff singing next to Trafford Road Bridge.
Pair of kestrels at pomona


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Little grebe still on the Irwell near Exchange Quay, also 2 singing Chiffchaff and 2 Siskin in the area

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A first for me in this area yesterday was an adult Little Grebe feeding under the overhanging trees on the north side of the Irwell, adjacent to Exchange Quay.

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At least 4 Siskin in with a sizeable goldfinch flock in trees in the middle of White City roundabout this lunchtime.

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Chiffchaff this lunchtime in the bushes behind the Foundry building also 6 Goosander (3 pairs) off Pomona.

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A bit of a gull watch, viewing from Wharfside 1643 - 1716, later than planned, consequently I missed nearly all the lesser black-backs and a good number of herring gulls, I saw a lot of them flying South on the way over. 

  • Black-headed gulls c.150, about half of these lingered after the herring gulls left
  • Herring gulls c.120, including two argentatus, an adult and a third-Winter, all gone before dark
  • Adult yellow-legged gull in one of the last groups of herring gulls to leave
  • Two lesser black-backs amongst the first to leave

 



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Much better view of the tufted ducks this evening, I watched them from the other side outside Central Bay this time, they were right in front of me. Only 23 of them though 13 males 10 females.
19 goldfinch in roost in the trees there also.

Adult yellow-legged gull at clippers quay whilst on my way to work at 12.30pm.


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Adult Yellow Legged Gull still at Clippers Quay this lunchtime



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On my way home from work this evening at 10.15pm there was 94 black blobs on the water along Trafford wharf, a bit further out than usual but definitely the majority of them were tufted ducks, I did notice some coots there.

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On my way home from work this afternoon I couldn't locate the adult yellow-legged gull along wharfside & clippers quay, a scan over the other side near the holiday Inn express & then noticed it was on top of a lamp post. I cycled around & then found it in the Dock near the holiday Inn express having a bathe & then perching on a little yellow bouy. Now I know where else to look.
Also an adult great black-backed gull amongst the other usual gulls.
2 tufted ducks
Peregrine at media city eating prey.

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Clipper Quay.

Nice to see Nick Hilton again, long time no see!

- adult Yellow-legged Gull showing well


-- Edited by Rob Creek on Monday 15th of January 2024 06:40:46 PM



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On my way home from work this evening at 7pm I noticed some black blobs sat on the water, got my binoculars on them & there was 14 coots then up popped 2 tufted ducks, then another flew in, all males. As I scanned a bit more there was another 7 tufted ducks, 4 males & 3 females. The first tufted ducks I've seen here this winter.

The adult yellow-legged gull was at clippers quay along with an adult great black-backed gull this morning whilst on my way to work at 11.30 am.
1 peregrine over.
2 goldcrest were with a tit flock in budhlea along the side of the Premier Inn.

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The adult yellow-legged gull was flying around when I was passing on my way to work at 12.30pm it then landed on the water with all the other big gulls but was soon back up & headed down towards clippers quay.
There was an adult great black-backed gull also.


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No sign of the Yellow Legged Gull around Clippers Quay this lunchtime. A Chiffchaff was feeding and calling constantly in the scant vegetation around the Wharfside tram stop.

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No adult large gulls at Clipper's Quay when I arrived late morning but by the time I'd walked round to The Lowry to view the distant adults off the Trafford side they had inevitably re-located nobiggrin and the Yellow-legged Gull was back on the concrete structures 12-15 to12-30 at least with an adult Lesser Black-backed and an adult Herring Gull for comparison



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Adult yellow-legged gull again at clippers quay at 2.15pm whilst on my home from work.
Ignore the time on the attached photo, I never changed the time back in October.
hmm

There was also an adult great black-backed gull but disappeared as I went to get a photo.



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Adult Yellow-legged Gull still at Clippers Quay at 2.30pm today

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Sun 31st Dec (New Years Eve)
Afternoon visit with Lucas.

- adult Yellow-legged Gull
Same bird as found by Steve Burke a few days ago, a belter!


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All the usual gulls along Trafford wharf this morning inc an adult great black backed gull.

1 peregrine over & 1 perched up at media city.

80+ Pink-footed geese heading east at 8.23am.

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A couple more blue darvic ringed black headed gulls this afternoon...

2V20
204P
also a white darvic JO779

also what looks like an adult yellow legged gull at clippers quays, have noticed it a few times but first chance to get any decent photos.

Male & female goosander, didn't notice the male until going past Trafford Road Bridge whilst on the tram.

Peregrine at media city with prey.



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All usual birds at clippers Quay this morning Inc 9 blue darvic black headed gulls...
2R35
209P
211P
206P
2R45
200P
203P
2H23
2VO5

also cormorant with green darvic ZRE.







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Spent three mid afternoon / evenings earlier in the week looking at the large gulls: 500 or more Herring Gulls one evening, also five G. B.-b. Gulls, but best was a superb ad. Yellow-legged Gull on the small 'island' next to 'Gnome Island' one afternoon. Also, on two days, a L. B.-b. Gull ringed as a chick on Walney Island in July 2022 was the same bird as seen by both Pete Hines and me in January on Turn Moss, no other sightings since ringing.

The Black-headed Gulls included 17 locally ringed birds, also a Norwegian bird ringed as a chick nr. Oslo on 11/6/22, seen again at Oslo in May 2023, but not again until at SQ this week.

19 Cormorant included the previously reported Puffin Island bird Green ZRE.

 

 



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A great crested grebe was on Trafford wharf this evening at 10.15pm whilst on my way home from work. A black headed gull looked to be just sat sleeping along the path near the edge but on closer inspection it appeared to be dead.
No signs of any roosting ducks yet.



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15+ whooper swans over Trafford wharf at 10.17pm heading east whilst on my way home from work.

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An adult Black-headed Gull blue 2R44 ringed at Salford Quays on 3rd December 2019 and resighted there on 7th February 2020 was seen on 25th September 2023 at Siauliai, Lithuania (1,666km E).



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