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David Geary wrote:

Adult Yellow-legged Gull showing well today.

 Looking like an Adult LBB Gull to me that one David,not Yellow Legged Gull. 



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Adult Yellow-legged Gull showing well today.



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Two adult and the third winter Yellow-legged Gulls roosted yesterday evening.

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This evening:

adult and third winter Yellow-legged Gulls roosted. A Little Egret roosting in Millstone Corner and 750 Starling flew West in three flocks. 

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3W Yellow-legged Gull roosted again this evening and also a Dunlin flew around the roost too!

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3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull roosted again this evening.

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Second winter Caspian Gull and third winter Yellow-legged Gull present in the roost this evening.

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Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull present late morning today.

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Pair of goosander in full courtship display, this am.

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Both 2W Yellow-legged Gulls and an adult Mediterranean Gull in the roost this afternoon.

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In the roost again this evening were the juvenile Iceland Gull and the first winter Mediterranean Gull.

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In the roost this evening, the usual juvenile Iceland Gull, 2W Yellow-legged Gull and a first winter Mediterranean Gull.

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Juvenile Iceland Gull again this late afternoon, along with the 2W Yellow-legged Gull again too.

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Juvenile Iceland Gull again this evening, along with adult and 2W Yellow-legged Gull

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Second winter Yellow-legged Gull roosted this evening.

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Late news for yesterday when 8 Mediterranean Gull roosted.

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3 adult Mediterranean Gulls in the roost again this evening.

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3 adult Mediterranean Gulls in the roost this evening.

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A second winter and adult Mediterranean Gull roosted this evening.

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An adult Iceland Gull and the usual adult Yellow-legged Gull in the roost tonight (imagine and video on the website).

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The adult Yellow-legged Gull roosted again tonight.

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An adult Yellow-legged Gull roosted in the gull roost this evening (Photo attached)

160 Lesser Black-backed Gull

80 Herring Gull

150 Common Gull

4000 Black-headed Gull

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4 Mediterranean Gulls on the res at 3pm yesterday

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13 adult Mediterranean Gulls roosted this evening.

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6 adult Mediterranean Gulls roosted tonight.

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7 adult Mediterranean Gulls roosted this evening.

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Late news for yesterday’s gull roost when the 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull and 9 adult Mediterranean Gulls were present.

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Two Mediterranean Gulls (second winter and adult) roosted this evening.

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2 third winter Yellow-legged Gulls plus an adult Mediterranean Gull roosted this evening.

 

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3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull roosted again tonight, along with an adult Mediterranean Gull.

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In the roost this evening were single adults of Kittiwake and Mediterranean Gull.

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Third winter Yellow-legged Gull roosted tonight.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull roosted this late afternoon.

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Two third winter Yellow-legged Gulls and an adult Mediterranean Gull roosted this evening.

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Two Yellow-legged Gulls roosted tonight, an adult and the third winter.

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Third winter Yellow-legged Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull roosted tonight.

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Late news for yesterday:

2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls at the south dam early afternoon.

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This is probably the closest thread for this sighting as the location is virtually at the end of the lower reservoir.

Mid-morning today - heard around the garden of Lucciano's at the Millstone whilst I was making a delivery.
- singing Garden Warbler
- singing Blackcap
- singing Common Whitethroat

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7 Common Scoter (all female types) at 11:40 at least this morning.

 

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Today up to 2pm:

 

Drake Common Scoter 

Common Sandpiper

137 Lapwing

Adult Common Tern

 

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Three Common Scoter (two drakes) present early afternoon at least.

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Two breeding plumaged Mediterranean Gulls present at 6pm this evening.

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Two adult Mediterranean Gulls roosted tonight.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull in the roost tonight.

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Adult Mediterranean Gull in the roost tonight.

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A Whimbrel flew north at 1:45pm yesterday and 3 juvenile Common Terns were fishing.

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Yesterday:

115 Pink-footed Geese flew NW at 2:30pm
10 Greylag Geese
2 Goosander

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This evening in the gull roost:

Adult and first winter Mediterranean Gull
3000 Black-headed Gull

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One second summer Mediterranean Gull amongst 2000 Black-headed Gulls at dusk.
Also small numbers of Common, Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls

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Little Egret (which had earlier been seen flying west at two sites in Greater Manchester) currently on the shore below the castle at 11:15

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