Saturday 29 November 2014

Wintersett + Gull Roost 29.11.14

8°C, dull and grey, with rain from 09.00 - 10.00hrs ,  and a light southwesterly. 
Anglers CP:  Golden Plover 3 south. A Dunlin flew over at 14.28hrs.    Goosander 16,  Teal 51,  Goldeneye 41 + 15 WRes, Water Rail 1.   A large skein of 520 Pink-footed Geese went west at 15.50hrs.
Anglers CP Gull Roost: The usual adult Yellow-legged Gull came in at 13.50hrs.  An adult Caspian flew in at 14.05hrs.  The Polish ringed, adult Mediterranean Gull arrived at 16.05 hrs.  Great Black-backed 171 and Lesser Black-backed 23. 
NB Pugneys Roost had  the 2nd W Caspian, the large 3rd W Caspian, 4 Yellow-legged and a leucistic Black-headed Gull.
Thanks to Paul Meredith for adult Caspian wing shots.

Adult Caspian Gull       ACP              PM
Adult Caspian Gull         ACP              PM
Adult YL Gull  - Psycho        ACP          PM

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