Tag Archives: Yellow-legged Gull

Caspian Gull – 21st December

December 21, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 21st December, Caspian gull, Lesser Redpoll, Pink-footed Goose, Raven, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This morning, at the Enva plant, a Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull and a hybrid gull were seen. There were fifty Lesser Redpolls in the Slurry Lagoon birches and 150 Pink-footed Geese went through to the SW. There was also a single Raven seen, flying south. PR/MC

Stonechat – 1st November

November 1, 2021Recent wildlife sightings1st November, 2021, Brambling, Caspian gull, Coot, Deep Pit, duck, Ecopark, Great White Egret, gull, pintail, Slurry Lagoon, Stonechat, Wader Scrape, Wigeon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This morning a pair of Stonechats were on the Ecopark. The Slurry Lagoon had masses of ducks, coots and gulls on it, including over 250 Wigeon. PG.

In the afternoon there were two Caspian Gulls and five Yellow-legged Gulls in the Deep Pit area. A Great White Egret was on the Wader Scrape, a Pintail on the Ecopark and two Bramblings on the Severn/Trent field. MC.

Grass Snake – 21st September

September 25, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 21st September, Caspian gull, Grass Snake, Hobby, peregrine, Raven, Willow Emerald, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

Three Caspian Gulls [adult, 2nd-winter and 1st-winter on roof at Enva Recycling Centre, 15:45]; also two Yellow-legged Gulls [adult and 1st-winter], 2 Hobbies, Peregrine, 2 Ravens, Grass Snake, 6 Willow Emerald Damselflies.

Caspian Gull – 17th September

September 17, 2021Recent wildlife sightings17th September, 2021, Caspian gull, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This evening there were three Caspian Gulls and four Yellow-legged Gulls on the Enva roof. MC.

Bittern – 8th August

August 9, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 8th August, Bittern, Deep Pit, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This morning, during the Bird Count, a Bittern was seen flying around the Slurry Lagoon before crashing into a reed-bed. There was also a Yellow-legged Gull on the Deep Pit. PS.

Yellow-legged Gull – 1st February

February 1, 2019Recent wildlife sightings1st February, 2019, Black Swan, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Deep Pit, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesse Black-backed Gull, Lesser Redpoll, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This morning the three water bodies were all mostly frozen over. There were a lot of gulls resting on the ice, including Great Black-backed, Lesser Black-backed, Herring, Common and Black-headed. Amongst one group of Black-headed Gulls on the Deep Pit was a Yellow-legged Gull. Also a pair of Black Swans have arrived from somewhere and are on the Deep Pit. At the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon a flock of about thirty Lesser Redpolls were feeding in the Birch trees. PS.

Goosander – 5th February

February 5, 2017Recent wildlife sightings2017, 5th February, Goosander, Jack Snipe, Slurry Lagoon, Stonechat, Wader Scrape, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This morning the Jack Snipe was found again on the Wader Scrape. The male and female Stonechats were in front of the substation and a Goosander flew over the Deep Pit. On the Slurry Lagoon there was a large gull that looked very like a Yellow-legged Gull, but it decided to fly away before it could be conclusively identified. PS.

Yellow-legged Gull – 24th October

October 24, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 24th October, Deep Pit, Little Egret, Slurry Lagoon, Starling, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon there was a Yellow-legged Gull bathing in the Deep Pit. RW.

The Starling Roost numbered about 2,000 birds and two Little Egrets were on the Ouse Dyke. PS.

Yellow-legged Gull – 25th October

October 25, 2013Recent wildlife sightings25th October 2013, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon a Yellow-legged Gull was in the gull roost on the Slurry Lagoon. JMD.

Arctic Tern – 23rd August

August 23, 2013Recent wildlife sightings2013, 23rd August, Arctic Tern, Clouded Yellow, Garganey, greenshank, Painted Lady, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon a juvenile Arctic Tern paid a brief visit to the Slurry Lagoon, as did a Yellow-legged Gull. Three Greenshank spent most of the afternoon there and there are now three Garganey. Two Clouded Yellows and a Painted Lady were also seen. PS.