Also present were 25 Eurasian Wigeon, 45 Gadwall, 26 Common Teal, 32 Northern Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe and 3 Common Snipe. On the passerine front there were good numbers of Common Chiffchaff in the hedgerows with smaller numbers of Willow Warbler.
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ― George Eliot (1819-1880)
Saturday 18 September 2010
Yellow-legged Gull at Alvecote Pools SSSI
A quick visit to the neglected patch this afternoon failed to through up much in the way of excitement. We do however seem to attract a bit of a pre-Gull roost at this time of year so it is always worth checking through them all before they depart. Amongst the usual throngs of Black-headed Gulls around Mill Pool there were at least 265 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a very good total for Alvecote. It was amongst these that I picked up a single adult Yellow-legged Gull as well as an adult and 2 juvenile Herring Gulls.
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