5 Cetti's Warblers, including 2 singing males, confirmed in the area today. North bank, Botany Marsh, West Bank, Boathouse Reeds on WRes + a new male south bank, west of sewage works CHRes, found by Graham Speight
Wintersett Res: Redpoll 1 S over Botany, Nuthatch 1 Pits Wood, Willow Tit 2 west bank and Water Rail 1. An adult female Peregrine flew over SW.
Anglers CP: Golden Plover 2 over.
Area totals: 47 Great Crested Grebe (25ACP + 3 CHres. + 19 WRes. 56 Goldeneye (15 WRes. + 16 CHRes. + 25 ACP)
Both Gull Roosts were watched today. Good numbers of large gulls with plenty coming in early.
Totals: Herring Gull 2218 ( 1318 ACP + 900 WRes). Greater Black-backed Guls are decreasing rapidly now as they move back north - 91 (60 ACP + 31 WRes). Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 (3 ACP + 4 WRes). An adult Yellow-legged Gull was on WRes.
HIGHLIGHT TODAY was the juvenile KUMLIEN'S GULL on ACP nice and early, showing reasonably well towards the back of the flock at 15.40hrs. Unbelieveably, just before 16.00hrs it flew towards the hide and landed on the rocks in the shallows, giving amazing views. The 2nd W Iceland Gull was in at 16.30hrs and the 4thW Caspian Gull was in at 16.40hrs.
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| Kumlien's Gull juvenile ACP |
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| Kumlien's Gull juv ACP |
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| Kumlien's Gull juvenile ACP SDenny |
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| Kumlien's Gull juvenile ACP SDenny |
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| Kumlien's Gull juvenile ACP SDenny |
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