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Rob Creek


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Monday 18th Dec.

- 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull currently on the 384 building.
Bill pattern and the dull leg colour look good for the individual that's been here on and off last couple of weeks.

Also...
- 4 adult Great Black-backed Gulls
- 6 Argentatus Herring Gulls

-- Edited by Rob Creek on Tuesday 19th of December 2017 06:41:10 AM

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

 

Rob Creek wrote:

 
- 1 yellow ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull ring no. D4:W exactly how it is with a colon. Any ideas Ian?

 Probably ringed in the NW, contact lee.barber@bto.org

 


 



Just for the record if anybody wanted to know, I've just had an email back from Lee Barber.

-Confirmed as an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull.
-First ringed in May 2017 at Barrow-in-Furness docks.
-97 miles away / 192 days ago
-This bird is of particular interest as it was fitted with a GPS tag that was attached to a harness designed to drop off eventually, this sighting could signify a 'drop off' event.
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-- Edited by Rob Creek on Wednesday 13th of December 2017 10:56:28 PM

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Tuesday 12th Dec (afternoon)

Rammed with Gulls, possibly 250-300 at one point.

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- 1 Yellow-legged Gull (same bird as the other day)
- 11 (at least) Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 7 Great Black-backed Gulls

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Monday 11th Dec mid-morning

Of note...
- 6 Great Black-backed Gulls
- 3 Common Gulls
- 4 Argentatus Herring Gulls

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Saturday 9th Dec (afternoon break)

- 5 Great Black-backed Gulls
- 4 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- D4:W Lesser Black-backed Gull again

Plenty of other Lesser Black-backed, Argenteus Herring, and Black-headed Gulls, and also a small number of Common Gulls.

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Rob Creek wrote:

 
- 1 yellow ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull ring no. D4:W exactly how it is with a colon. Any ideas Ian?

 Probably ringed in the NW, contact lee.barber@bto.org

 



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Friday 8th Dec (afternoon tacho break)

Lots of Gulls present including...

- 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull (same one 3rd time this week)
- 8 Great Black-backed Gulls minimum
(2 juv / 1st W types, 6 ad types but some different to yesterday, different bill patterns, red spot)
- 4 Argentatus Herring Gull
- 1 yellow ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull ring no. D4:W exactly how it is with a colon. Any ideas Ian?

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Thursday 7th Dec (afternoon).

- 6 adult Great Black-backed Gull
- 3 Argentatus Herring Gull

- Also...1 adult Yellow-legged Gull.
It's the same bird as the other day and after analysing the images I'm almost 100% certain it's the same bird that was here 22nd Feb and then 28th Feb. Images are on Bits Bobs Odds Sods of this Gull for those 2 earlier dates. I'm sure it's the same Gull.

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Rob Creek wrote:

Weds 6th Dec

Currently 7 adult Great Black-backed Gulls this afternoon.




Make that 8 adult Great Black-backed's and also 2 Argentatus Herring Gull.

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Weds 6th Dec

Currently 7 adult Great Black-backed Gulls this afternoon.


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Monday 4th Dec (mid-afternoon)

1 adult Yellow-legged Gull
(Not one of the Smithfield lot but bill pattern looks familiar, I'm sure I've seen it before)
4 adult Great Black-backed Gulls (1 of which was huge)
3 Argentatus Herring Gull



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Saturday 2nd Dec

Quick stop this afternoon, didn't appear to be much activity until a loud bang saw well over 100 birds take to the air.

- 1 adult Great Black-backed Gull
- 5 Argentatus Herring Gull
- 100+ Starling
- 2 Robin
- 1 Wren


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Thursday 30th Nov

Loads of Gulls present this afternoon (bit like Smithfield this morning)...

- 1 Yellow-legged Gull flying round, could be the single bird from Smithfield
- 4 adult Great Black-backed Gulls present and possibly 6 juv / 1st winter birds too
- 5 Argentatus Herring Gull minimum
- 2 adult Common Gulls harassing the Black-headed Gulls
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Tuesday 28th Nov.

Mid-afternoon.
- no fewer than 3 Argentatus Herring Gull (possibly 4)
- 250+ Starling

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Late post for Thurs 23rd Nov.

Approx 2.30pm of note...
- 2 Argentatus Herring Gull
- 1 adult Great Black-backed Gull
- 2 adult Common Gull
- c300 Starling
- 1 Dunnock

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Mid-afternoon today.

An absolute mass of Gulls flying around when I pulled up for a break, making it impossible to pick anything out.
When some of them did finally land on the 384 roof, the immediate stand out birds were...
2 Argentatus Herring Gull
1 Black-headed Gull with full dark brown head and very bright red bill and legs

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Saturday 18th Nov (mid-afternoon)

1 Argentatus Herring Gull
3 adult Common Gull
c80 Back-headed Gull
(Usual Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls present)
c250 Starling
1 Pied Wagtail

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Thursday 16th Nov.

1 Great Black-backed Gull and 2 Argentatus Herring Gull currently present this afternoon

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Stopped off here this afternoon after a quick visit to Smithfield Market.

Lots of Gulls, more than I've seen in a while, inc lots of Large Gulls c40-50.
Most of them mobile and hard to keep track of but of note that landed on the 384 roof...
1 Great Black-backed Gull
3 (4?) Argentatus Herring Gull


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Argentatus Herring Gull present again this afternoon on the 384 building.
Looks like the same individual as yesterday.
Great Black-backed Gull just turned up too!

-- Edited by Rob Creek on Thursday 9th of November 2017 02:09:36 PM

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Weds 8th Nov.

Plenty of Gulls present mid-afternoon but the main one of note was a superb and mean looking Argentatus Herring Gull.


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Great Black-backed Gull still present at 9.58am today on the 384 building.
Presumably same bird.

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Called in on way back from city centre.
Of note...

1 Great Black-backed Gull again, showing its might against other Gulls and Corvids.


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