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Spoonbill Finder said:
Also at the Moors Pool late morning was a Lesser Black-backed Gull with a white ring 9N6C printed in red. There was a colon :)) between the 6 and the C, which shows as an angry face thus 9N6:C when I post! I've looked at what I think is the most recent spreadsheet relating to ringed gulls and can't find it listed on there.
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Thanks to Mike W for tracing this bird - it was ringed as a full adult in Victoria Park, Glasgow on the 14th July 2019 with no subsequent reports until it was sighted at Upton.

The ringing project coordinator commented "...this is one of only a handful of UK "winter" records for our LBB's with over 2,500 colour ringed since 2012"

Worth keeping an eye out for other birds from this scheme such as CUJimmy.... ;)8-P
 
Today's highlights:

MOORS/N MOORS*
Lapwing (49)-----------------Snipe (min of 80). Flushed by a Buzzard.
Little Egret (3)---------------Shoveler (26)
Teal (24)----------------------Tufted Duck (35).
Water Rail--------------------Gadwall (6)*(2)
Greylag Goose (8)-----------Shelduck (8). Ten roosted at the Flashes.
Cormorant (18)--------------B H Gull (c200)
Herring Gull (3)--------------L B B Gull (6)
Little Grebe (2)--------------Cetti's Warbler
Coal Tit-----------------------Fieldfare/Redwing (c40). Mainly Redwing.
Pheasant (8)

FLASHES:
Curlew (11)------------------Oystercatcher
B H Gull (c1000)-------------Tufted Duck (32). Arrived at 17.30, presumably from the Moors.
Barn Owl.Seen at 17.05 perched on the boundary fence at the 3rd Flash before flying close in front of the hide and then north.

Des.
 
Phil Andrews said:
Belated news of an adult Mediterranean Gull (ring on left leg: '37L3' but colour unreported) at the Moors Pool on the 16th as per Chas Owen and John Morton.
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The full history of this bird is as follows:

Ringed in the nest as a pullus on the 16th June 2013 at Esbjer, Syddanmark, Denmark with the following resightings

14/11/2013 - Rostellan; Aghada; Cork; IRELAND 51,5N 8,11W
02/02/2014 - Whitegate; Aghada; Cork; IRELAND 51,49N 8,14W
05/02/2014 - Whitegate; Aghada; Cork; IRELAND 51,49N 8,14W
16/03/2014 - Whitegate; Aghada; Cork; IRELAND 51,49N 8,14W
01/05/2014 - Gibraltar Point; Lincolnshire; England; United Kingdom 53,06N 0,19E
10/03/2015 - Farsid; Aghada; Cork; IRELAND 51,51N 8,12W
17/03/2015 - Whitegate; Aghada; Cork; IRELAND 51,49N 8,14W
20/08/2016 - beach of Fanoe; Fanø; Syddanmark; DENMARK 55,25N 8,21E
12/07/2018 - Total; Antwerpen; Antwerpen; Flanders; BELGIUM 51,15N 4,19E (feeding one young)
24/07/2018 - Carrigaline; Cork; IRELAND 51,49N 8,23W
27/12/2019 - RSPB Sandwell Valley; West Midlands; England; United Kingdom 52,32N 1,57W
16/01/2020 - Upton Warren; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom 52,18N 2,06W
 
And another ringed gull return - this time the Black-headed Gull sporting white ring with black code 2L90 that was at the Flashes on the 11th August 2019.

It was ringed at Bowness in Cumbria on the 18th November 2016 Bowness with the following resightings:

30/07/18 Bowness, Cumbria (1 yr 254days)
11/09/18 Bowness, Cumbria (1 yr 297days)
13/12/18 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 25days)
22/12/18 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 34days)
04/02/19 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 78days)
28/10/19 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 344days)
05/11/19 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 352days)
 
From the Flashes this morning Phil W reports:

Barn Owl, Oystercatcher, 2 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 11 Curlew, 9 Shelduck, 20 Lapwing, 22 Teal.
 
From the Moors Pool this morning Phil W reports:

60+ Snipe, 21 Tufted Duck, 18 Shoveler, 20 Teal, 1 pair of Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, Oystercatcher (believed to be the Flashes bird), Cetti's Warbler
 
From the Flashes early on Andy P reports:

3 Oystercatchers early morning, 10 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 36 Lapwing, 10 Shelduck, 2 Mute Swan, 180 Canada Geese, 30 Greylag Geese, c500 BH Gull, 8 LBB Gull, 3 Buzzard, Barn Owl briefly at about 0720.
 
Phil Andrews said:
And another ringed gull return - this time the Black-headed Gull sporting white ring with black code 2L90 that was at the Flashes on the 11th August 2019.

It was ringed at Bowness in Cumbria on the 18th November 2016 Bowness with the following resightings:

30/07/18 Bowness, Cumbria (1 yr 254days)
11/09/18 Bowness, Cumbria (1 yr 297days)
13/12/18 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 25days)
22/12/18 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 34days)
04/02/19 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 78days)
28/10/19 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 344days)
05/11/19 Bowness, Cumbria (2 yrs 352days)
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Phil - this was a dark blue, almost black, ring with white lettering.
 
January finished on 85 species, slightly above the long return average of 83.5 species. Potential additions in February include:

Whooper Swan, Pintail, Mandarin, Goldeneye, Merlin, Avocet, Golden Plover, Redshank, Woodcock, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, Yellowhammer
 
Phil Andrews said:
January finished on 85 species, slightly above the long return average of 83.5 species. Potential additions in February include:

Whooper Swan, Pintail, Mandarin, Goldeneye, Merlin, Avocet, Golden Plover, Redshank, Woodcock, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, Yellowhammer
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No Blackcap reported in January?
 
After spending 6 out the last 7 days in my sick bed it was great to get out.Quiet a sunny but windy evening so not a lot stuck there beaks out. 9 Curlew,6 Lapwing,4 Shelduck,pair of Teal, 9 LBBG, 9 Herring gull,2000c BHG,single BHG Had Yellow ring with Black writing T81U plus a silver ring on the other leg. Gulls moved in waves down the 2nd flashes tonight like starlings in a reed roost.Rotating against the wind? trying to keep warm?
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1. Greylag flying against the wind.
2. ringed birded
3. anyone know where the back end of this gull is.
4 & 5 gull behaviour
 

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My first visit to the reserve for over three months this morning and it was looking great in the sunshine and a balmy 12C out of the brisk westerly breeze. Was blown away by the volume and quality of output from the recent work parties - particularly the hedge weaving at the Flashes and the ditch clearance along the west path at the Moors Pool. Unfortunately only a flying visit (under 2 hours) so apologises if I didn't stop to talk to anyone.

By my reckoning 54 species were seen on the reserve today - the combined sightings of myself, Andy P, Mike W, Tim, Carl and John Layj are as follows:

SAILING POOL
2 Oystercatcher, 2 GC Grebe, 7 Tufted Duck, 5 Mallard, 3 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, Chiffchaff in subsong on the Hen Brook on the south side

FLASHES
5 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper (heard only), 4 Shelduck, 11 Coot, 13 Moorhen, 4 Mallard, 125 BH Gull (2000 in the roost including returning yellow ringed bird T81U), Raven over, Buzzard, fox in north field

HEN POOL
5 Teal, 1 Mallard, 1 Moorhen

NORTH MOORS
2 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall

MOORS POOL
6 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher (assume same as Sailing Pool), 35 Snipe, 58 Lapwing, 2 Mute Swan, 21 Greylag Geese, 37 Tufted Duck, 6 Shelduck, 20 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 23 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret dropped in, 6 Moorhen, Water Rail, Stonechat, Coal Tit, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, 4 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, c300 BH Gull
 
From the Flashes this morning Dave J repots:

4 Avocet, 2 Barn Owl, 10 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 8 Shelduck, 500+ Starling, Grey Wagtail, 20 LBB Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2100 BH Gull

This is the earliest ever return date for Avocet, bettering the 10th February achieved in 2016.
 
From the Moors Pool this morning Lloyd reports:

2 Wigeon, 2 Pochard, 52 Lapwing, 7 Shelduck, GreyWagtail, Sparrowhawk over, Grey Heron.
 
Dave J further updates from the Flashes:

1 Snipe, 2 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff including a singing bird (the earliest ever, exceeding the 18th February noted last year)
 

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