Sunday 11 January 2015

Wintersett + Gull Roosts 11.01.15

4°C,  cold with 8/8 cloud and a strong south westerly.
Anglers CP: Cormorant 22,  Siskin 1 over,  Teal 13 and Golden Plover 8 over.
It was very windy at gull roost time and the birds were late arriving.
Anglers CP Roost had the juvenile Glaucous Gull at 15.20hrs.
Wintersett Roost had a 1st W Yellow-legged Gull at 15.35hrs,  an adult Mediterranean Gull at 15.55hrs,  a juvenile Iceland Gull at 16.05hrs and a/the albino Black-headed Gull at 16.15hrs.
Other counts:  Herring Gull 1420 - 720 WRes + 700 ACP.   Great black-backed Gull 715,   490 WRes + 225 ACP and Lesser Black-backed Gull 4,  2 WRes + 2 ACP.
NB Broomhead Roost had good numbers in the strong wind with 73 Great Black-backed, 4 Lesser Black-backed , 276 Herring, around 50 Common and around 2000 Black-headed Gulls in tonight. per @roytwigg/ @andydeigh
Orgreave roost didn't happen.   Later the birds roosted in small lake, but probably only 200 large gulls max.  per @birdpieman
Pugneys roost had 2 Caspian Gulls, a 3rd W that left at 16.00hrs and an adult. per @jonnybirder

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