Tag Archives: Yellow-legged Gull

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.

Mediterranean Gull – 20th July

July 20, 2013Recent wildlife sightings2013, 20th July, Maditerranean Gull, Slurry Lagoon, water rail, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon, in the gull roost on the Slurry Lagoon, there was an adult Mediterranean Gull. Also an adult and an immature Yellow-legged Gull and a Water Rail. RW.

Yellow-legged Gull – 23rd August

August 23, 2012Recent wildlife sightings23rd August 2012, Red-crested Pochard, Slurry Lagon, Yellow-legged GullJacqueline

A Yellow-legged Gull was among the Lesser Black-backs on the dry end of the Slurry late this afternoon. Still one Red-crested Pochard present on the Slurry Lagoon. JMD.

Caspian Gull – 16th November

November 16, 2011Recent wildlife sightings16th November, 2011, Caspian gull, pintail, Slurry Lagoon, Sparowhawk, Starling, water rail, White-fronted Goose, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

Amongst the gulls roosting on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon an adult Caspian Gull was found, as well as a Yellow-legged Gull. There were twelve White-fronted Geese which circled the lagoon before coming down across the river to land with the goose flock. Later some of them came onto the Slurry Lagoon with the other geese to roost. Also on the Slurry Lagoon were four Pintail and two Little Egrets. The Starling roost contained at least 3,000 birds and was predated by a Sparrowhawk and a possible Merlin and at least eight Water Rails were either seen or heard. RW. PS.

White-fronted Goose – 15th November

November 15, 2011Recent wildlife sightings15th November, 2011, Little Egret, Shelduck, Slurry Lagon, water rail, White-fronted Goose, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This evening, as the Grey-lag and Canada Geese flew in to roost on the Slurry Lagoon, a softer, more musical note was heard amongst the other, more raucous calls. Five, smaller geese came in and landed. In the poor light the white blaze of a White-fronted Goose could be seen on one of them, but not the others, and they are probably one adult and four juveniles. Several hundred more Grey-lag and Canada Geese came in but the White-fronts kept slightly apart, and then the calls of two more were heard as they joined the other five. Unfortunately it was too dark by this time to see if they were adult or juvenile. Also present were a Little Egret, a Shelduck, two Yellow-legged Gulls and several Water Rails. PS, RW, TK.

Rock Pipit – 7th November

November 7, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 7th November, birds, Dunlin, Large Gravel Pit, Little Egret, pintail, Rock Pipit, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

A Rock Pipit paused briefly on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon, where there were also three Dunlins and a Little Egret and later, an adult Yellow-legged Gull. The Pintail is still on the Large Gravel Pit. RW.

Mediterranean Gull – 3rd November

November 3, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 3rd November, Grey-lag Goose, Large Gravel Pit, Mediterranean Gull, Slurry Lagoon, Sparrowhawk, Starling, water rail, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

The gull roost contained a first winter Mediterranean Gull and an adult Yellow-legged Gull this afternoon. Several Water Rails were heard or seen across the site, as were hunting Sparrowhawks. One Sparrowhawk was seen to fly into the Starling roost causing them to move across the Slurry Lagoon to another reed bed. As the light failed a massive flock of Grey-lag Geese rose unseen from the harvested maize field, where they had been feeding, to move to the Large Gravel Pit, to roost. The noise they made cackling and screeching was very impressive. RW, PS.

Spotted Flycatcher – 21st September

September 21, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 21st September, Ouse Dyke, Slurry, Speckled Wood, Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon there were two Spotted Flycatchers seen along the Ouse Dyke. One of them caught a Speckled Wood. A Wheatear was seen still on the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon and the two Pintail and a Yellow-legged Gull were on the wet end.