This afternoon with Nick D to this site near Keighley. It's well worth a visit especially if you like gulls..!! A chance to see, among Herring/Lesser Black-back/Common and Black-headed gulls two 'specials' ie Caspian Gull (2 present recently) and an Iceland Gull. We managed one of each thanks to updates and recent messages from BS, JJL and AC and these original finds by KM. It's a bonus to park right on the edge of the tarn and view the hundreds of gulls there.
We managed one Caspian Gull as soon as we arrived and right next to it the Iceland Gull, both 1st winter birds. The Caspian moved off after several minutes and was not re-found though the 'icy' stayed there all afternoon giving brilliant close views.
Not got around to pictures yet but there are plenty on Brian's blog and Nick also managed to get the two together.
Iceland Gull
3 comments:
Glad you bagged up Dave. What a place that is. I,m going to ask Bentleys if they can make me a Redcar Tarn at Fly Flatts.
It's brilliant up there. We could do with a local spot for gulls on that score.
Great stuff... coming to Ogden in the near future... Med Gull !!!
John.
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