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12/04 Black-necked Grebe 1, in breeding plumage, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
10/01 White Stork 1, photo'd near Llansantffraid, present up to 28 Feb
01/10 Glossy Ibis 1, photo'd by Osprey camera at Cors Dyfi
17/09 Grey Phalarope 1 juv, Red Ridge Centre, Cefn Coch, photo'd
29/05 Pink-footed Goose 1, over Welshpool, photo'd on 09/06
01/05 Red-throated Diver 1, Llyn Clywedog
07/02 Whooper Swan 44, Lake Vyrnwy
31/01 Whooper Swan 51, Haimwood, Llandrinio
   
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Sunday, January 08, 2012

Iceland Gull @ Welshpool

A 1st winter Iceland Gull flew south down the Severn valley around 13:00 today with around 400-500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. I have no doubt this was a different bird to the one that Sue saw earlier in the week as it was the same size (if not a tiny bit smaller) as the Lesser Black-backs.

It's worth going through any gulls that you see at the moment as there has been an influx of 'White-winged' gulls in to britain over the last few weeks!

Amazingly this is only the 2nd county record!!
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3 comments:

  1. BRIAN POLLARD8 January 2012 at 16:23

    Fantastic Paul, but please don't ask me to photograph it!

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  2. Anonymous8 January 2012 at 17:22

    Great spot Paul - John and Andy Morris spotted one at Borth yesterday and reported it to the Ceredigion guys (see their blog) so that's at least 2 reasonably close by. Normally don't pay that much attention to gulls but maybe I should start???

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  3. sue s9 January 2012 at 18:47

    Well spotted Paul. Am scanning all gull flocks with 'new eyes' these days!

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