5cy GBBG (left), 3 LBBGs and an adult YLG on the water in front of a big bouy
7 YLGs including a big juv roosted at #ChelmarshResr this evening along with the returning 5cy GBBG and 180 LBBGs (25 juvs), and a pristine juv Gos flew through #shropshirebirding #summergulling
2cy male and two 2cy female Velvet Scoters, long-staying visitors to Chelmarsh Resr
The #ChelmarshResr Velvets saved the morning after drawing a LSW blank in the Wyre Forest earlier. Two months as a trio now, approaching three months for two of them #shropshirebirding
The skua effect... a gingery juv Arctic Skua ruined my first @btobirds.bsky.social #WinGS of the weekend at #ChelmarshResr this evening! Shropshire's fourth modern record, and first since 2011 😎 #ukbirding
This little stunner almost distracted me from the first gull roost of the season at #ChelmarshResr this evng. Returning 4cy GBBG, ad&juv YLGs and juv Med were the larid highlights
The first @_BTO #WinGS of the weekend with JR at #ChelmarshResr with ad Med, 2 YLGs and a whopping 40 Common Gulls amongst the usuals. 144 Goosanders roosted & this colour-ringed Cormorant
Nothing storm-blown at #ChelmarshResr this evening but a 2cy Med Gull and 1cy #CaspianGull roosted with 8 YLGs & 2740 LBBGs. Barnacle Goose with the Greylags
Artist's impression of 2cy male #CaspianGull in the #ChelmarshResr roost this evening with 5 YLGs & 4240 LBBGs. Unfortunately shooting ruined everything from 8pm 😕
2 fly-thru Dunlin headlined the #ChelmarshResr roost this evening and numbers well up: 1940 LBBGs, 6 YLGs, the 3cy GBBG, 15 Herrings and a juv Common Gull
The first #ChelmarshResr roost of the season terned up 4 ad Arctics this evening, whilst 3ad & 3juv YLGs roosted with 390 LBBGs, the 3cy GBBG and 3 Herrings
2 juv Meds, juv YLG and 2cy GBBG were the highlights of my first #ChelmarshResr roost of the season this evening #summergulling
Beautiful sunset at #ChelmarshResr where 5 YLGs roosted with 2,400 LBBGs, 120 HGs, a near-ad Caspish hybrid, 2 Common Gulls & 2,200 BHGs (no returning grebes). A pesky juv Peregrine didn't help things
A belting juv/1w #CaspianGull and a probable adult (picked up too late) in the roost at #ChelmarshResr this evng along with 12+ YLGs (3+ juvs), an early juv GBBG, a juv Med and a whopping 2500+ LBBGs #summergulling
First roost of the winter tonight at #ChelmarshResr produced 2 juv Med Gulls, 5 YLGs (2 ads, 2x2cy, juv), ad Common, 5 HGs, 340 LBBGs & 750 BHGs #summergulling
Spent a very enjoyable couple of hours with this little Shropshire star at #ChelmarshResr this morning, then came across the first county DBBG since 2013 at Leighton on the way home
Didn't expect to find a county first at #ChelmarshResr this afternoon, but after a run around this cracking little PIED-BILLED GREBE joined the GND off the causeway reedbed at dusk. If coming tomorrow, please park in B4555 layby & keep to public rights of way to north of resr
Calling it a day on 85 species at #ChelmarshResr, let down by the gull roost! Very pleased with the result for our team of two in the #WestMidsAllDayer
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4pm and John has dragged the total to 83 species at #ChelmarshResr with the return of the Great Egret. Home straight now... #WestMidsAllDayer
Midday update from #ChelmarshResr where Hobby, Red Kite and Coal Tit have put us on the big 80 for the #WestMidsAllDayer
Glorious autumn morning for the #WestMidsAllDayer at cheeky late entry #ChelmarshResr. 4 Ravens over the dam make it 61spp by 8am
The storm delivered a smart juv Arctic Tern to #ChelmarshResr where it roosted on a buoy at dusk. No Casp tonight but a good roost of 1270 LBBGs, 6 YLGs and 5 HGs
Despite the best efforts of sailing boats, rain and distance, this smart juv #CaspianGull was a nice surprise at #ChelmarshResr tonight
Between (because of?) the storms last night this fresh as a daisy juv Kittiwake roosted at #ChelmarshResr along with 2 juv Meds and 6 (3 juv) YLGs
Beautiful 3cy #CaspianGull roosted at #ChelmarshResr this evening (📷 John Reeves) with 5 YLGs (3 juvs) & juv Med Gull
#summergulling
Near-ad #CaspianGull this evening in the roost at #ChelmarshResr with a meagre 500 LBBGs, 200 HGs and 3 YLGs @sosbirds
Busy varied roost at #ChelmarshResr this evening: 1cy #CaspianGull, 6 YLGs, 2800 LBBGs, 130 HGs, 3000 BHGs, 900 Jackdaws and 32 Cormorants
Near-ad #CaspianGull roosted at #ChelmarshResr tonight with 7+YLGs 17+Herrings 3300 LBBGs
#happydays #monthlymax
Highlight of the #ChelmarshResr roost tonight, a smart 1cy Med Gull. 7 YLGs and 6 Herrings amongst 1720 LBBGs @sosbirds
