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Sunday, 17 January 2016

It's Funny How Things Turn Out

My plan last night was to go into Leicester today to sort out a battery problem with my laptop. This morning when I checked my laptop the battery warning had disappeared and it was working, so I decided to save my money for a bit longer. 

 I now had time on my hands, so I decided to go over to Brascote Pits. By the time I reached the end of my road I had changed my mind and decided to go and have a look and see if there were any gulls at the old British Shoe factory. 

 It had snowed over night so it was quite cold. I hadn't been on site more than five minutes when a flock of gulls appeared in the air above the green wall that hides the food waste recycle plant. I was most surprised to see a white-winger amongst them. A quick check through my bins confirmed that it was a juvenile Glaucous Gull - get in there!

Juvenile Glaucous Gull
Juvenile Glaucous Gull
Juvenile Glaucous Gull
Juvenile Glaucous Gull

If one wasn't enough, another 'white-winger' flew over my head from the roof that the gulls nest on and disappeared over the wall into the recycle plant. Luckily I got some photos and, although I originally thought it was an adult Glaucous Gull, it turned out to be a sub-adult, as it bill is still immature looking. I got several more chances to view and savour its pearly white wing tips. Two in one day - not bad! 

Fourth-Winter Glaucous Gull
Fourth-Winter Glaucous Gull
Fourth-Winter Glaucous Gull



Caspian Gull flight photos from here next?

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7 comments:

  1. davidearlgray17 January 2016 at 17:16

    Excellent find Carl! I might have to check the city boundaries as it might be a city tick as well!

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  2. Unknown17 January 2016 at 17:25

    Looks like you've had a gull-filled start to the new year already Carl! Best wishes for the rest of the year. What would be your dream gull on your patch? Slaty-backed or Glaucous-winged maybe?

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  3. Carl Baggott17 January 2016 at 17:39

    Either of those would be fantastic. A Thayer's is another.
    I'd settle for Laughing or Franklin's Gulls. A self find Kumlien's would be nice as well.

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  4. Ken Reeves Burbagebirders17 January 2016 at 19:49

    Sun only shines on the righteous Carl ! Slaty-Backed please !

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  5. Carl Baggott17 January 2016 at 20:23

    I'm not sure about the sun shinning on the righteous but a gull shit on my shoulder on New Years day so maybe that has given me luck?

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  6. colin17 January 2016 at 23:19

    Great find Carl and really nice images mate!!!

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  7. Paul Riddle18 January 2016 at 10:44

    Excellent find Carl, complemented with some nice images, well done!

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