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Caspian Gull Influx
Judging by the numbers of Caspian Gulls being reported this week there has been a small arrival of these smart looking gulls. Albert Village Lake and Dungeness seem to be the top spots, but I haven't...
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Bloody Freezing
I was up an about early on Saturday morning due to my insomniac wife crashing and banging about downstairs. Peeling back the curtains to see what the weather was doing I was quite surprised to see that...
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A Visitor From Finland and Three Caspian Gulls
Once again it was bitter cold at Cotesbach Landfill site, as the wind was cold and it had gained momentum over the open spaces of the quarry. One of the first birds I saw this morning was the...
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Last Visit to Shawell for 2015
I finished work at 13:00 today and rather than rush home I tried my luck at Shawell hoping for a 'white-winger'. No 'white-winger', but there was plenty of gulls at the A5 Lagoons including three...
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Colour-Ringed Hybrid Caspian Gull
Amongst the gulls at Shawell today I spotted a third-winter with the look of a Caspian Gull about it. However, it wasn't a classic and its short wings and slightly odd shaped bill left me...
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More Caspian Gulls
I was out near Shawell at lunchtime, so I grabbed half an hour at the lagoons. There is a huge gathering of gulls there at present benefitting from Christmas waste being delivered to the landfill. No...
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A Great Day
I was fired up this morning and determined to have a good day. The forecast didn't look good, but he who dares and all that. I started the day scanning through the gulls resting in the massive quarry....
View ArticleCaspian Gull Score at Shawell 2016
All those listed below are considered to be different individuals, however, some duplication is inevitable:Second-winter, January 6th (also November 12th & 13th 2015: 2015/35)Adult, January 7th,...
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Another Glaucous Gull
The place I am allowed to view the landfill site is useless in the morning if the sun is out. This morning I arrived just before the sun was above the horizon. Many gulls were already feeding and...
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It's Funny How Things Turn Out
My plan last night was to go into Leicester today to sort out a battery problem with my laptop. This morning when I checked my laptop the battery warning had disappeared and it was working, so I...
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Getting Greedy Now!
I decided to take advantage of the cold snap and go and enjoy a few gulls on the ice at Shawell today. First though I nipped over to Braunstone to try and get some more pictures of the juvenile...
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Gulls on Ice
A few more pics from yesterday all digiscoped:Juvenile Glaucous GullSecond-winter Glaucous Gull - small area of pink at the tip of the bill, but not visible in photoAdult or Near adult Caspian GullThe...
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Back to Normal
After all the ice and Glaucous Gulls on Thursday it was back to normal at Shawell today. That said three Caspian Gulls were good to see - an adult, and two second-winters. The adult I saw on Thursday...
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Lunchtime at Shawell
There wasn't much action initially at Shawell this lunchtime, but a group of around 100 gulls eventually arrived and amongst them were two maybe three Caspian Gulls.The first was a small adult female,...
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Caspian Gull with Injured Neck
I happened to be at Shawell again at lunchtime today and just had enough time to have a quick look at the gulls on the A5 Lagoons. The first gull I looked at was a first-winter Herring Gull with an...
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First-Winter Caspian Gulls
So far this year I've done pretty well with Caspian Gulls and especially first-winter birds, which are my favourites.Last Saturday I returned to Casepak recycle centre by the old British Shoe site in...
View ArticleProtect Salgados Lagoons
Regular followers of my waffle will know that I enjoy trips to The Algarve. One of the best sites for birds is the Salgados Lagoons or Pera Marsh. The large lagoon at the site is an Internationally...
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Iceland Gull at Shawell A5 Lagoons
I was close to Shawell A5 Lagoons this afternoon and it would have been rude not to have a quick look at the gulls. A quick scan revealed nothing of interest other than a colour-ringed LBBG.I was just...
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Another Good Day at Shawell
I had a well deserved rest from work today, but there was no time to be idle, as it was off to Shawell for my gull fix. I missed last weekend as I was away working down south.I started the day at the...
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New Camera
I have been biding my time waiting for the price of the Cannon 7D mk 2 to come down. Also I was undecided whether or not to change to a compact camera for digiscoping, but in the end I decided to stick...
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