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I received a comment along with an image (presumably from a Yorkshire birder) on my Twitter in response to my post regarding the 1w Caspian Gull I had here at Redgate on Saturday.
Turns out the same individual was at Redcar Tarn for the last month - image below.


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Sun 17th Nov
Almost a 2 hour stint this morning, plenty of Gulls present but couldnt see anything in the way of a rarity.

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- 7 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 1w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
- a single Redwing over

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Sat 16th Nov

- 1w Caspian Gull
Present late morning on 384 roof, then in the yard, but flew off towards BCA roof and not seen since.


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Sun 10th Nov
- 11 Argentatus Herring Gulls

Tues 12th Nov
- 2 Sparrowhawks circling just beyond Hyde Rd
Not many Gulls at all

Thurs 14th Nov
- 6 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 1w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J

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Sun 10th Nov
- 11 Argentatus Herring Gulls

Tues 12th Nov
- 2 Sparrowhawks circling just beyond Hyde Rd

Thurs 14th Nov
- 6 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 1w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J

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Sat 9th Nov

- adult Caspian Gull mid morning, likely same bird
- adult Yellow-legged Gull possibly 2
- Argenteus Herring Gull with yellowy legs (on Friday)
- 9 Argentatus Herring Gull
- 5 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 12 ad Lesser Black-backed Gulls
- 100+ Black-headed Gulls


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Fri 8th Nov

- adult Caspian Gull early am in bad light

Just been back this afternoon no sign, but of note..
- 15+ ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 12 Argentatus Herring Gulls


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Mon 4th Nov

- 7 Argentatus Herring Gulls

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Sun 3rd Nov

- 2w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:9B3
- 8 Argentatus Herring Gulls

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Fri 1st Nov

- 6 Argentatus Herring Gulls

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Tues 29th Oct

- 5 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 3 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 1st w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J
- 3 Common Gulls (2 ad + 1st w)
- 50+ Black-headed Gulls

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Sun 27th Oct

- 1w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J
- 1 Grey Wagtail
- 1 Jay


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Thurs 24th Oct

- lovely 1w Common Gull
- 1w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:58V
- 4 Argentatus Herring Gull


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Fri 11th Oct

- 2w Great Black-backed Gull & 2 adults
- 3 Argentatus Herring Gulls

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Tues 8th Oct

- adult Great Black-backed Gull with a somewhat slightly palish mantle providing a bit of contrast with the blacker primaries and its legs appeared to have a slight yellowish hue. Probably nothing unusual to the more experienced Gullers amongst us but I thought it looked a little bit odd


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Sun 6th Oct

- 1w Lesser Black-backed Gull N:58V

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Sat 5th Oct

- Herring Gull Y:685 briefly mid morning
- 4 Argentatus Herring Gulls
- 3 ad Great Black-backed Gulls
- 5 Ring-necked Parakeets
- lots of Woodpigeon on the move, probably 100+ mainly E

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Fri 4th Oct

- Herring Gull Y:685 regular winter visitor here now
- smart looking Argentatus Herring Gull
- 2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls


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Tues 1st Oct
Quick visit after work

- 61 Pink-footed Geese over NE just beyond Hyde Rd
- 5 Ring-necked Parakeets over towards Longsight


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Sun 29th Sept

- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull
(Pretty sure same bird as Thursday)
- Argentatus Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J again

Also 2 Lesser Black-backed Hills hanging around recently showing paler mantles than Id expect, similar hue Yellow-legged Gull mantle, but Ive got them down as LBb

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Thurs 26th Sept

- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull
Still got a few new primaries coming through, showed well in the main yard


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Couple of visits during the week but nothing of note.

Sun 22nd Sept.

- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull
Same bird as 10th & 11th Sept, managed an open wing view of the primary pattern

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Mon 16th Sept

- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J early morning


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Sun 15th Sept

- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:5B9
- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:47J

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Thurs 12th Sept

- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:58V

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Weds 11th Sept

- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly late afternoon, same bird as yesterday.

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Tues 10th Sept

- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull
Some slight streaking on the head so I didnt think it was full adult
- Great Black-backed Gull
Massive individual (comparison with Lesser Black-backed) possibly same bird as last week with yellowy legs

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Sun 8th Sept

- 1st year Lesser Black-backed Gull N:5B9


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Sat 7th Sept

- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull on prefabs near 384
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM

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Thurs 5th & Fri 6th Sept

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
- 2 ad Great Black-backed Gulls, one having decidedly yellowish legs

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Also on Weds 4th Sept ?

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM in yard
- Herring Gull 159:C
- 2 ad Great Black-backed Gulls

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Weds 4th Sept

- 3CY Yellow-legged Gull
Thought it couldve been a sub-adult at first when it was at rest on the 384 roof, but it was clearer to see its moult in flight and it looks like a 3rd year bird to me.
Ill be brutally honest though - it has a yellowish orbital that did spark a slight worry, but I think it looks ok for YLG


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Sun 1st Sept
1st of 2 visits today, early morning.

- adult Yellow-legged Gull
Bit of an unusual looking beast in my opinion but that probably means its absolutely normal. Long gangly yellow legs, good mantle hue, bit of head streaking tho, but we will see.

2nd visit late afternoon whilst United were crumbling, again!!! no

- juvenile Caspian Gull
Very nice bird indeed, firstly just its head showing on the yard roof, then it stood near the roof edge and I noticed it was ringed. But it wasnt until it flew into the yard to feed until I could get a view of the ring, looks like a German yellow ringed bird XMLK. A cracking individual.

The earlier Yellow-legged Gull was also present and showing well in the yard.


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Thurs 29th Aug

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM again

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Weds 28th Aug

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
- LBb in excess of 40 adults and probably more juveniles

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Tues 27th Aug

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
- Herring Gull 159:C
- Sparrowhawk patrolling over Hyde Rd being harassed by a Lesser Black-backed.

Cant believe these 2 ringed birds are still here.

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Bank Hol Mon 26th Aug
Morning visit and a productive one at that.

- adult Yellow-legged Gull on 384 roof
- another or same Yellow-legged Gull on BCA roof little later
- intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull
- N:09J Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 2 Ring-necked Parakeets over towards Openshaw


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Sun 25th Aug

- Herring Gull 159:C early morning. Looks like this one will remain entangled for the foreseeable but it doesnt appear to be affecting it adversely as yet, flying and feeding ok from what I observed.

Also N:5V3 what I think is a Lesser Black-backed Gull, probably one of Tim Fraylings Bowland birds, I will find out in due course. Images were poor but got the number in my bins as it was feeding near the yard gates.

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Sat 24th Aug

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM briefly early morning


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Mon 19th Aug through to Fri 23rd Aug

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
- Herring Gull 159:C
(Both birds present on all 5 days)

No sign of any YLG but each daily visit was only a brief one after work so limited time on site.

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Sun 18th Aug

- sub adult Yellow-legged Gull
A large individual with an obvious hooked bill and plenty of red bleeding into the upper mandible. Legs not a particularly rich yellow but a good looking bird all the same on my opinion.
- Lesser Black-backed Gull N:5B0 again


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Sat 17th Aug

- adult Yellow-legged Gull
A cracking individual in main yard and it had the rubbish mound mainly to itself, not many other large Gulls present.
- T0XM & 159:C again (everyday this week)
- 3 Ring-necked Parakeets over


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Fri 16th Aug

- adult Yellow-legged Gull (same bird 31.07, 11.08, 14.08)
- T0XM & 159:C again in same view


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Thurs 15th Aug

- Lesser Black-backed Gull green ring N:5B0
- T0XM & 159:C again

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Weds 14th Aug

- adult Yellow-legged Gull (same bird 31.07 & 11.08)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
- 2CY Herring Gull 159:C
- 2 adult Common Gulls

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Tues 13th Aug

- 2nd of 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
Wanted to be careful with this one and not just post it as one for the sake of wanting it to be one, I think it is one!
No sooner had the 1st one disappeared - I did a quick scan and picked up on this one, obviously a different bird from the other, I think the primary pattern looked fine, the general structure of the bird looked ok, and as a little bit of luck would have it - it landed nearby to other adult Gulls to show a good mantle comparison.

Also ..
- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM Isle-of Man
- Herring Gull 159:C Ireland

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Tues 13th Aug

- 1st of 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
Showed well on the 384 roof, handsome individual that stood out next to the Herrings and Lesser Black-backeds to give a nice mantle comparison.
It eventually flew off with many of the Gulls to the distant BCA roof where it stood for a few minutes before walking over the apex on to Belle Vue side of the roof, thats when I picked up on the 2nd bird.



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Mon 12th Aug

- Lesser Black-backed Gull T0XM
- Herring Gull 159:C

Both Gulls in yard and showing well.

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Sun 11th Aug
Early morning visit before the hustle & bustle of the churchgoers.

- adult Yellow-legged Gull
Same bird as 31st July


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Sat 10th Aug
Morning visit before going to Blackpool to see the Red Arrows.

- adult Yellow-legged Gull
After a lengthy debate with myself I finally think it looks good for one and that being the case, I will submit it as a YLG.

The primary pattern had me doubting myself, but after a bit of research it appears that they can indeed (mainly eastern pops) have a p10 white tip that extends to merge with the mirror, producing a wholly white tip as seen in western Caspian Gull pops.


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