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Kirkby GP Reserve 5 Aug 09
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Author:  John Harry [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:44 am ]
Post subject:  Kirkby GP Reserve 5 Aug 09

Between 0500 and 0620 pre-work birding:
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Turtle Dove
2 Greenshank
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Little Ringed Plover and 1 yg
1 Ringed Plover
1 Avocet and 1 juv
1 Tawny Owl (heard)
1 Kingfisher
4 Woodpigeon
536 Black-headed Gull
2 Dunlin
324 greylag Geese
48 Lapwing
3 ad Common Tern & 11 juv
2 Shelduck juv
2 Egyptian Geese
1 Mute Swan
2 Oystercatcher
6 Little Grebe
89 Mallard
15 Tufted Duck
2 Wigeon
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 drk Ruddy Duck
55 Coot & 1 juv
4 Moorhen & 1 juv
1 Chiffchaff
2 Garden Warbler with a screaming youngster!

However in the dim light found this gull, now it might be a Lesser Black-backed Gull, but a little of me thinks YL Gull and is this the one reported here recently - would like to confirm from someone better on Gulls if possible please.
Image
Blogged images of a LBB near it to for comparison.
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Blogged more images.
Thanks

Author:  John Harry [ Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Kirkby GP Reserve 5 Aug 09

Received an email today with a breakdown on the gull and confirmation of it being a Yellow Legged Gull. Its jizz lead me to a sort of conclusion, but fear of getting it wrong I attempted to eliminate everything I could refer to and to compare details of other species.
Great images of Kirkby YL Gulls can be found here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lfbx7ysT6D8/SnCcrNe8hMI/AAAAAAAAJck/QuSDWQvapAo/s1600-h/yell+19th+(1).JPG

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