Birds
Thought I had a Caspian gull on the Meadow this even. Turns out it's not actually a Caspian but a tricky yellow-legged gull with rather pinkish legs, perhaps from the south-western part of the yellow-legged range. Fortunately Ian Lewington has put me straight. More discussion of the pertinent ID issues on the Port Meadow blog.
Also 2 redshank
More details & photos on Port Meadow Birding
which is now being updated on a daily basis again
- Port Meadow: 2nd December
Port Meadow Caspian Gull: ad. Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 6 Dunlin Adam Hartley More at Port Meadow Birding ...
- Port Meadow: 28th November
Caspian Gull: ad. 4 Yellow-legged Gull: 3ad & 1w. 5 Dunlin More details at Port Meadow Birding Adam Hartley...
- Port Meadow: 17th March
Caspian Gull: 1w. Caspian or possible hybrid. 4 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Yellow-legged Gull Adam Hartley, Jarrod Hadfield Goosander: f. Mary Gregory See Port Meadow Birding for comments on this bird ...
- Port Meadow 24th November: Caspian Gull Again
1 adult Caspian gull in roost again 1 yellow-legged gull 1 black-tailed godwit 1 redshank 1 ruff 13-14 dunlin c. 8 pintail Videograb of the adult Caspian gull (c) Adam Hartley More photos and video at Port Meadow Birding...
- Port Meadow 23rd November: Caspian Gull
5 redshank, 13 dunlin, 10 pintail, 1 adult Caspian Gull, 1 adult yellow-legged gull Videograb of the adult Caspian Gull on the floods tonight (c) Adam Hartley Ian Lewington thinks that this may be the same bird that has been asleep down at Appleford...
Birds
Port Meadow: Not a Caspian Gull!
Thought I had a Caspian gull on the Meadow this even. Turns out it's not actually a Caspian but a tricky yellow-legged gull with rather pinkish legs, perhaps from the south-western part of the yellow-legged range. Fortunately Ian Lewington has put me straight. More discussion of the pertinent ID issues on the Port Meadow blog.
Also 2 redshank
More details & photos on Port Meadow Birding
which is now being updated on a daily basis again
- Port Meadow: 2nd December
Port Meadow Caspian Gull: ad. Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 6 Dunlin Adam Hartley More at Port Meadow Birding ...
- Port Meadow: 28th November
Caspian Gull: ad. 4 Yellow-legged Gull: 3ad & 1w. 5 Dunlin More details at Port Meadow Birding Adam Hartley...
- Port Meadow: 17th March
Caspian Gull: 1w. Caspian or possible hybrid. 4 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Yellow-legged Gull Adam Hartley, Jarrod Hadfield Goosander: f. Mary Gregory See Port Meadow Birding for comments on this bird ...
- Port Meadow 24th November: Caspian Gull Again
1 adult Caspian gull in roost again 1 yellow-legged gull 1 black-tailed godwit 1 redshank 1 ruff 13-14 dunlin c. 8 pintail Videograb of the adult Caspian gull (c) Adam Hartley More photos and video at Port Meadow Birding...
- Port Meadow 23rd November: Caspian Gull
5 redshank, 13 dunlin, 10 pintail, 1 adult Caspian Gull, 1 adult yellow-legged gull Videograb of the adult Caspian Gull on the floods tonight (c) Adam Hartley Ian Lewington thinks that this may be the same bird that has been asleep down at Appleford...