We went up to Redcar Tarn this morning where it was very windy we were nearly blown over
at one point.The sun was out & there was a temperature of 13°C, there were plenty Gulls, mainly
BH Gulls but also several LBB Gulls with a number of them being Juveniles.Plenty Mallards too &
Lapwings were sheltering on the island.Some of the Gulls were in the surrounding fields & it was
funny to watch them doing a little dance, we presumed it was to attract worms to the surface as they
stamped their feet.It was also good to see Swallows & Sand Martins over the water feeding & some
having a drink.Canadas were present with one of the highest counts we've seen here,there was also a
pair of Muscovy Ducks alongside several chicks, we weren't sure if they were theirs but no Mallards
were close by.
c75 - BH Gulls
65 - Canadas
15 - Coot
30 - Lapwing
10 - LBB Gull
c100 - Mallards
2 - Muscovy + chicks?
1 - Moorhen
5 - Pied Wags
c100 - Starling
6 - Sand Martin
10 - Swallow
Plus others
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| BH Gull |
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| LBB Juv |
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| LBB 2nd Summer |
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| LBB Gull Adult |
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| LBB Juv |
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| Muscovys alongside some chicks |
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| Canadas |
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| Lapwings |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Redcar Tarn 17/8/14 |
The 2nd summer LBB looks good for GBB to me, did you get a size comparison.
ReplyDeleteSome nice gull shots there.
ReplyDeleteJohn
The 2nd summer bird was with BH Gulls so difficult to get a good idea of size.
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