Birds
The 2nd winter Caspian Gull was on Appleford Pit (AKA Spit Pit) again yesterday at about 5pm.
Also in the area:
12+ Yellow-legged Gulls
25+ GBbGulls
1 Peregrine
Cheers, Ian
- Appleford: 7th February
Appleford Iceland Gull: The Iceland Gull from yesterday was seen from the cycleway as given in the ' White winged Gulls' post from yesterday. This is nearer to Appleford than Sutton Courtenay. Sorry for the confusion. John Edwards...
- Appleford Caspian Gull
The 1st winter was in a field south of Appleford this afternoon before flying to the Spit Pit at 3.10. This is the first tme I'd seen it in fight and very nice it was too. Also 4 adult Yellow-legged Gulls at Sutton Courtenay with 35 GBbGs. Then the...
- Caspian Gull At Appleford
At last! the first Caspian Gull (a nice 1st winter) on the spit pit at Didcot/Appleford this winter. Given their scarcity in the country this year and the general lack of gulls at Didcot I wasn't very hopeful of finding one at all this winter. It...
- Appleford 3rd February
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- Caspian Gulls At Appleford
Following the small influx of six cachinnans (3 juvs, two 2nd cy, and a 4th cy) in August around the Sutton Courtenay/Appleford area, all has been quiet until the last few days. First one, then two and yesterday three new birds appeared, a 1st w and...
Birds
Appleford Gulls
The 2nd winter Caspian Gull was on Appleford Pit (AKA Spit Pit) again yesterday at about 5pm.
Also in the area:
12+ Yellow-legged Gulls
25+ GBbGulls
1 Peregrine
Cheers, Ian
- Appleford: 7th February
Appleford Iceland Gull: The Iceland Gull from yesterday was seen from the cycleway as given in the ' White winged Gulls' post from yesterday. This is nearer to Appleford than Sutton Courtenay. Sorry for the confusion. John Edwards...
- Appleford Caspian Gull
The 1st winter was in a field south of Appleford this afternoon before flying to the Spit Pit at 3.10. This is the first tme I'd seen it in fight and very nice it was too. Also 4 adult Yellow-legged Gulls at Sutton Courtenay with 35 GBbGs. Then the...
- Caspian Gull At Appleford
At last! the first Caspian Gull (a nice 1st winter) on the spit pit at Didcot/Appleford this winter. Given their scarcity in the country this year and the general lack of gulls at Didcot I wasn't very hopeful of finding one at all this winter. It...
- Appleford 3rd February
...
- Caspian Gulls At Appleford
Following the small influx of six cachinnans (3 juvs, two 2nd cy, and a 4th cy) in August around the Sutton Courtenay/Appleford area, all has been quiet until the last few days. First one, then two and yesterday three new birds appeared, a 1st w and...