Yeah!!! Got me new car yesterday & it's a beaut!!!... Had a quick check of the twitchability of it... trust me, it shifts!!! ;~)
Decided to check Priorslee today as I need to grip this Glauc back on all these jammy sods who already have it!! Plus, as I have a ball to go to later, only a small amout of time to bird today...
Got to Priorslee around 10:30am, only a few BH Gull present, but within minutes LBB's & Herrings began dropping in, with just one juv. GBB Gull.
I was joined by ze Guru around 11:30am-ish, & as there was nowt on Priorslee, Andy decided to check Granville.
He'd been gone maybe 10minutes when I picked up on a white-winger dropping in, a stunning 1st w. Iceland Gull!!... My 2nd Iceland Gull for Priorslee this year & 3rd ever for Shrops!! A quick call to Andy, Damo & a few others... Andy ticked his 98th species for Shrops. on arrival, sadly, not a year tick for me, but still a great find! Certainly a different bird from the one myself & Jim saw earlier in the month, & it looks different to the juv. Iceland Paul photographed!... So, a 3rd Iceland for Priorslee already this year!!!
Bit miffed at not getting the Glauc, but still worth the effort for such a great gull!!
County year list still at 102 species!!! But now with a motor, there's no stopping me!!...
...Erm, except work, family commitments. the girlfriend... errr... well, lets just see how it pans out eh?... ;~)
Saturday, 24 January 2009
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Hi Jason,Juvenile Glaucous Gull and 3rd winter Iceland Gull was put out on the pager for Prioslee today. What's the crack with these reports? Cheers Steve Nuttall
Hi Steve, the Glaucous report was totally bogus, there wasn't one!!!
I found a 1st w. Iceland Gull just before midday & put the news out, however I told a mate I'd got a 3rd. w!! So, thats where that confusion came from, my crap gull aging skills!!...
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