Tag Archives: Yellow-legged Gull

Wheatear – 20th September

September 20, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 20th September, pintail, Slurry Lagoon, Wheatear, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This morning there were two Wheatears on the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon, amongst the Coltsfoot. At the other end there was a Yellow-legged Gull and two Pintail are still present. RW.

Greenshank – 22nd August

August 22, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 22nd August, birds, Common Tern, Dunlin, greenshank, Herring Gull, Hobby, House Martin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Reed Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon the Swallows and House Martins were gathered on the wires by the railway bridge when they all took off in alarm as a Hobby made an appearance. They all flew together and kept above and behind it, some making stoops to drive it away. The Hobby seemed unconcerned, making a couple of stoops of its own, probably at dragonflies. Suddenly the swallows were making a lot more noise and then the Hobby flew up out of its stoop with one of them in its talons. The Slurry Lagoon was a lot more peaceful with several each of Shoveler and Teal feeding on the water and a Dunlin and a Little Ringed Plover on the shore and a family of Reed Warblers were feeding in the reeds. The Lesser Black-backed Gull flock contained a Herring Gull and a Yellow-legged Gull plus a couple of Common Terns and later a Greenshank called three times as it flew over the site. PS.

Whimbrel – 12th August

August 12, 2011Recent wildlife sightings12th August, 2011, birds, Cettis Warbler, Deep Pit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Slurry Lagoon, Whimbrel, Yellow Wagtail, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

During the course of the afternoon three separate Whimbrels flew through the site, going south. There were also a Ringed Plover and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover on the Slurry Lagoon.The flock of Lesser Black-backed Gulls contained a Yellow-legged Gull, and several Yellow Wagtails flew through. In the Deep Pit at least two, possibly four, Cetti’s Warblers were heard giving their ‘tack-tack’ alarm calls. PS.

Green Sandpiper – 21st July

July 21, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 21st July, Green Sandpiper, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

Two Green Sandpipers flew, calling. over the site this afternoon. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were on the dry end of the slurry and a Green Sandpiper was at the back of the Slurry Lagoon. Later two more, or the same two, Green Sandpipers flew in from the fields, calling as they came. PS.

Yellow-legged Gull – 13th July

July 13, 2011Recent wildlife sightings13th July, 2011, birds, Deep Pit, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This afternoon the gull roost on the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon contained three Yellow-legged Gulls amongst the Lesser Black-backs. On the wet end there was a Green Sandpiper and two Oystercatchers flew over the Deep Pit. PS.

Greenshank – 9th July

July 10, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 9th July, greenshank, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

A Greenshank and three Yellow-legged Gulls were present on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon. RW.

Black-tailed Godwit – 2nd August

August 2, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 2nd August, birds, Black-tailed godwit, Caspian gull, crickets, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Long-winged Conehead, Lower Path, Mediterranean Gull, roesels bush cricket, Slurry Lagoon, Snipe, water rail, Willow tit, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

There were three Black-tailed Godwits, five Dunlin, five Yellow-legged Gulls and a Caspian Gull on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon. Both Roesel’s Bush Crickets and Long-winged Coneheads were found and a Willow Tit was heard along the Lower Path. PS.

In the evening a juvenile Mediterranean Gull, three Green Sandpipers, a Snipe and a Water Rail were present on the Slurry Lagoon. RW.

Hobby – 30th July

July 30, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 30th July, birds, greenshank, Hobby, Redshank, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

A Hobby was watched for ten minutes this afternoon trying to catch a Swallow by the railway bridge. In the end it gave up and flew towards Holme Pierrepont. On the Slurry Lagoon there was a Greenshank and a Redshank plus three Yellow-legged Gulls. PS.

Little Egret – 22nd July

July 22, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 22nd July, birds, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, Little Egret, Slurry Lagoon, water rail, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

On the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon there were one Little Egret, 43 Common Tern, 102 Lapwing, one Common Sandpiper, two Green Sandpipers, two Yellow-legged Gulls and a Water Rail. RW.

Dunlin – 18th July

July 18, 2010Recent wildlife sightings18th July, 2010, birds, Dunlin, Long-winged Conehead, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow Wagtail, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

Two Dunlin were on the Slurry Lagoon this morning as well as a Yellow Wagtail and five Yellow-legged Gulls amongst the Lesser Black-back flock. At least fifteen Long-winged Coneheads were by the path at the NW corner of the Slurry Lagoon. PS. AE.