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Hoylake Bird Observatory (2 Viewers)
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View attachment 305174Hope you had better views of this, circled in red, looks v. interesting.
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Jane Turner
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i had excellent views thanks.. its an adult! Its got ghost Herring gull primary pattern, yellow bill, red spot white mantle... I expect a rash of both Glauc and Iceland claims
Alas my camcorder has "improved" the image and made it into a water colour.
Its out resident leucistic Herrring Gull...... or are you going to tell me its an exotic pacific species
Alas my camcorder has "improved" the image and made it into a water colour.
Its out resident leucistic Herrring Gull...... or are you going to tell me its an exotic pacific species
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Its only been resident for the last few days... and each time it "gets" me
Jane Turner
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The Gulls didn't get pushed in by the tide - they just floated off the end of the East Hoyle. Being 2 miles away as well as being Gulls, didn't inspire me.
There was a Greenshank just past the lifeboat station - presumably the one that is regular at Dovepoint - I just can't see it from home!
Long-tailed Tits have found the fat balls.
There was a Greenshank just past the lifeboat station - presumably the one that is regular at Dovepoint - I just can't see it from home!
Long-tailed Tits have found the fat balls.
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Hi Jane, only had a narrow timescale today so I was only there at lowish tide until 2.20pm but could see lots of big Gulls gathering on the incoming tide.87 PB Brents just off Hilbre visible from Red Rocks , plus RB Merg, Rt Diver etc on sea.....will try again though!
Jane Turner
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Give it a couple of weeks and the tide will be useful height again
Here's one I made earlier........:t:
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Jane Turner
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Aye that's the bunny.
Jane Turner
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66 .Grey Heron, flew past the bedroom window this morning
Jane Turner
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Plenty of Gulls again today. Once more I failed to find anything much in them - just a single adult Yellow-legged Gull. I'm sure its my Larophobia holding me back. I'm guessing at 6-7000 out there - based on 16 scope fulls of about 400. With most of them facing me and very bright light, it wan't easy to pick out variations in mantle colour today. Tomorrow I'm working, but I reckon the height of the tide would have them just right! Plenty of grebes, divers and duck out there still.
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Hi Jane, I had an adult Caspian Gull at Crosby marina yesterday which after a few minutes flew out to the river and could have conceivably joined the throng at your place.A large individual with a big bill, probably a male.Checked again today but very few big Gulls, clearly you had them all.
Jane Turner
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I couldn't see 95% of the flock well - the ones out on the sea. I wasted a good 50 mins on a huge and dark LBBG that was head on and a good 3cm taller than the gaggle of Herring Gulls ahead of it.
View attachment 306725This has got an interesting primary pattern, seemingly all white tip to p10 and what looks like black markings on p5.Bill looks a bit bright though, but would have liked to have seen it closer!
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Jane Turner
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It`s a tough one that.The black may only go as far as P6 but its difficult to say.The outer primary certainly seems to be all white tipped which would be unusual for an argenteus but not of course for an "argie"...but it looks too white headed for one of those, I haven`t seen a summer plumaged argie yet ( next few weeks) and does the eye look dark and isolated?.....intriguing....looks like I`ll be on the train over tomorrow!
Jane Turner
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Well to add to your interest... my "Yellow-legged Gull", was ID'd on the water but almost immediately flew (3000 in the air at once) I tracked it coming in and saw where it landed (and photographed the spot). It wasn't long legged and was square headed. I failed to find it, but they all went up again well before I'd worked through them.
As you know, I'm crap at this!
I am seeing a little black beyond the mirror on P10, but black on P6. The head & bill does indeed look like the bird I had as YLG
As you know, I'm crap at this!
I am seeing a little black beyond the mirror on P10, but black on P6. The head & bill does indeed look like the bird I had as YLG
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Now for my troublesome gull. A small bird, smaller than all but the smallest LBBG. Dark backed - darker than Common gull. Long winged, very short legged, what appeared to be rather a lot of black in the wing tips. One smallish mirror. It held its wings low and had a lot of head streaking.
