Tag Archives: Yellow-legged Gull

Green Sandpiper – 16th July

July 16, 2010Recent wildlife sightings16th July, 2010, birds, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

On the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon was a Green Sandpiper and five Yellow-legged Gulls. All of the tern chicks have flown from one of the tern platforms and are now also on the Slurry Lagoon. RW.

Redwing and Brambling – 14th October

October 14, 2009Recent wildlife sightings14th October, 2009, birds, Brambling, Fieldfare, Golden Plover, Jay, Redpoll, Redwing, Siskin, Slurry Lagoon, Starling, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

Good day for passage today with 35 Redwing SW, 2 Brambling, 2 Redpoll, 1 Jay, 7 Siskin and 30 Golden Plover flying over.

Later in the day 56 Fieldfare went through, a Yellow-legged Gull settled on the Slurry Lagoon with around 1,000 Grey-lag Geese and about 2,000 Starlings came in to roost in the reed bed. RW.

Black-tailed Godwit – 19th September

September 19, 2009Recent wildlife sightings19th September, 2009, birds, Black-tailed godwit, Common Buzzard, Common Snipe, House Martin, Jay, Reed Warbler, sightings, water rail, Yellow-legged GullDarren.Matthews

Went down the Lagoons today and had a single Black tailed Godwit, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Water Rail (including one nearly fully grown juv) 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Yellow legged Gull, 3 House Martin, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler and a single Jay.DM.

Pintail – 17th September

September 17, 2009Recent wildlife sightings17th September, 2009, Lesser Black-backed Gull, pintail, Reed Warbler, Shelduck, Swallows, Wigeon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

A female Pintail was on the Slurry Lagoon today, along with two juvenile Shelduck. The flock of Lesser Black-backed Gulls topped 1,000 and included four Herring Gulls, a Great Black-backed Gull and a Yellow-legged Gull. A flock of eighteen Wigeon flew over in the evening, going south.

There are still some Swallows feeding young in a nest under the Railway Bridge and a Reed Warbler sang briefly from the reed bed. PS.

Pintail – 5th September

September 5, 2009Recent wildlife sightingsbirds, pintail, sightings, water rail, Wheatear, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

A pintail was seen at the lagoons today along with 2 Water Rail, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls and a Wheatear. PS.

Yellow-legged Gulls – 24th August

August 24, 2009Recent wildlife sightings2009, 24th August, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Peruvian Ruddy Duck, Reed Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

Three Yellow-legged Gulls and a Great Black-backed Gull were amongst the over 500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon. In the bushes nearby was a family of Reed Warblers, just out of the nest.

Also seen yesterday on the Slurry Lagoon was the Peruvian Ruddy Duck, just back after a summer’s absence.

Clouded Yellow – 6th August

August 6, 2009Recent wildlife sightingsClouded Yellow, Common Snipe, Deep Pit, Green Sandpiper, Shoveler, Slurry Lagoon, Small Gravel Pit, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

A Clouded Yellow was seen today, flying along the Deep Pit bank, opposite the railway line. Two Small Red-eyed Damselflies were present on the Small Gravel Pit and a Green Sandpiper was seen on the Slurry Lagoon, as well as two Yellow-legged Gulls, a Common Snipe and three Shoveler.

Yellow-legged Gull – 31st July

July 31, 2009Recent wildlife sightings2009, 31st July, birds, Grasshopper Warbler, Gravel Pit, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullJacqueline

An adult Yellow-legged Gull was present in the gull roost on the Slurry Lagoon and at least one Grasshopper Warbler still reeling from the Gravel Pit area.

Yellow-legged Gull – 19th July

July 21, 2009Recent wildlife sightings19th July, 2009, birds, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullJacqueline

Two adult Yellow-legged Gulls were present on the Slurry Lagoon late afternoon.