Reported: Am Herring Gull @ Elsham

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:36 pm

REPORTED: American Herring Gull at Elsham (possible 2nd-winter today in field just west of A15); also juvenile Iceland Gull and 1st and 2nd-winter Caspian Gulls

Picture of the AHG can be found here => http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sG7t7__hYcA/U ... smith2.jpg
Pictures of the juv Iceland Gull can be found here => https://twitter.com/saloplarus/status/4 ... 92/photo/1

Phil Hyde · **Posted:** Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:39 pm

On a fairly grim day, a few observers could not locate Tom's bird, but there was a fairly large flock of big gulls in the area. Many had soaking wet plumage or were effluent stained, or both. Not an easy task picking this bird out, but in better weather well worth looking
Phil,
(Graham Catley and Steve Routledge also spent more time there along with a few others. They also had Iceland and Med gull there.)

Graham Catley · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:20 pm **Posts:** 1667

If you do want a fun filled day watching mucky gulls dipping into yellow slurry stay in your car and the birds will come close but get out and they will depart.

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:06 pm

Reported: juv Iceland gull still present on 1st Jan

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:50 pm

Juv Ice there again before the rain set in and prob 1st w Casp,but lost it in the melee.

Steve.

Derick Evans · **Posted:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:34 pm

Weather permitting going birding and looking for Am. Herring Gull tomorrow.
would appreciate directions please!
Is/was it/gulls in the same fields as Thayers in 2012?
Thanks.

Phil Hyde · **Posted:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:49 pm

The gull flock was in the field on top of the hill (alt. 78m on the OS map), centre approx TA 043120 - when you take the minor road NW from the A180/A15 junction, the next minor road right (NE) runs along the top of the field. Various vantage points around the field depending on the gulls and gaps in the hedge,
Phil

Derick Evans · **Posted:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:38 pm

Thanks Phil.
Really appreciate it!

Stephen Routledge · **Posted:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:43 pm

As Graham has reiterated,view only from your car as the flock will flush at long range.The gulls do come close with patience.

Steve.

Derick Evans · **Posted:** Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:06 pm

Will do. Thanks Steve.

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Reported: Am Herring Gull @ Elsham

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