I've managed to squeeze in quite a bit of 'gulling' over the past couple of months, primarily in Northumberland, and have found three interesting gulls as a result - well, interesting to me anyway! The first of these is a nice 'clear-cut' 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull at Newburn Riverside (Northumberland) on 26 February. YLG is still a rare bird in Northumberland, although I have no doubt that it is being overlooked.
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| Yellow-legged Gull (1st-wt) Newburn Riverside (Northumberland) 26 February 2014 |
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| Yellow-legged Gull (1st-wt) Newburn Riverside (Northumberland) 26 February 2014 |
I also had another possible 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull in the evening gull roost at Colt Crag Reservoir (Northumberland) on 15 January, although as you will see from the video-grabs below, the quality of my pics leaves a lot to be desired.
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| Possible Yellow-legged Gull (1st-wt) Colt Crag Reservoir (Northumberland) 15 January 2014 |
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| Possible Yellow-legged Gull (1st-wt) Colt Crag Reservoir (Northumberland) 15 January 2014 |
Away from Northumberland I found a juvenile/1st-winter Kumlien's Gull in the evening roost at Nosterfield Nature Reserve (North Yorkshire) on 5 March. Unfortunately the video-grabs below are also a bit dark and grainy.
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| Kumlien's Gull (juv/1st-wt) Nosterfield NR (North Yorkshire) 5 March 2014 |
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| Kumlien's Gull (juv/1st-wt) Nosterfield NR (North Yorkshire) 5 March 2014 |
As usual, all comments and re-identifications greatly appreciated!
