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Katherine Birkett
 Post subject: Gull Swarm!!!
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:33 pm 
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Colossal number of Black-headed and Common Gulls outside my bedroom window, flying in all directions!!! Insects must be up!

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Graham Catley
 Post subject: Re: Gull Swarm!!!
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:17 pm 
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mass hatch of flying ants same up here with 1000's gulls and screaming parties of swifts and all on a day that the Met Office forecast would be 100% cloud with light rain just two days ago
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John Clarkson
 Post subject: Re: Gull Swarm!!!
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:52 pm 
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And even here in Louth 100's of Common and B-h Gulls much of the day along with Swifts and a few crows joining in

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Chris Grimshaw
 Post subject: Re: Gull Swarm!!!
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:33 pm 
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I noticed the gulls over Louth too but there was a huge flock as I drove through Wragby at lunchtime
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Stuart Britton
 Post subject: Re: Gull Swarm!!!
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:55 pm 
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Sat in my daughter's garden at Dunston at 4 p.m today we were treated to a similar spectacle of c800 common/black-headed gulls feeding on flying ants. However, they were gone by 4.20p.m. Probably a case of being in the right place at the right time.
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Rick Bennett
 Post subject: Re: Gull Swarm!!!
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Probably 150 swifts screaming over Nettleham 2 till 3pm and rather more common and black headed gulls over Skellingthorpe aroung 6pm
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