Lower Rivington Gull Roost

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Richard Else
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Lower Rivington Gull Roost

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20/11/07
Roughly 2000 Black-headed Gulls this evening, and just small numbers of Common, Herring and Lbb Gull.
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22/11/07
1 Med Gull (1st Winter)
2000 BHGs
250 Common Gulls
50 Herring Gulls
25 LBBGs
1 GBBG
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Post by Richard Else »

10/12/07
Well over 3000 Black headed Gulls.
250 Common Gulls.
Very few large gulls: about 10 Herring, 10 LBBGs and 7 GBBGs.
110 Lapwings.
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Post by Richard Else »

18/12/07
Better numbers of large gulls:
c150 Herring Gulls
c20 LBBGs
c10 GBBGs
3000 BHGs
c250 Common Gulls

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Post by Richard Else »

24/12/07
Similar numbers to last week, nothing unusual among the gulls.

6+ G C Grebes
4 Teal
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Post by Richard Else »

5/1/08
The size of the roost has increased a lot in the last couple of weeks.
Tonight:
Black-headed Gull: 6000+
Herring Gull: c400
GBBG: 30+
LBBG: c25
Common Gull: 300+

Also
2 Goosander.
1 drake Goldeneye.
Redwings have been roosting somewhere near the school.
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Post by Richard Else »

My first visit this winter, and quite a big gull roost with noticeably more birds than last year. Large gulls in particular were in much greater numbers.

Black-headed Gull: c8000
Herring Gull: 1300+
GBBG: 150+
Common Gull: 200+
LBBG: c20

Canada Goose: 47
Teal: 15
Great Crested Grebe: 5
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Post by Neil Southworth »

Hi Richard,

Welcome back! Your count, particularly of Herring and other large gulls is interesting, because they stack up with figures posted on the Manchester web site for Worthington Lakes. Those gulls are believed to feed at the Rigby landfill site in Adlington, and the same must apply to the Lower Rivi roost.

Keep looking, you might find a white winger or two!

Regards,

Neil
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14/12 and 16/12/08

Disappointingly no Glaucous Gull in the roost.
Other gull numbers much as last week, still c150 Great Black-backs.

Also 22 Teal, 70 Lapwings and a Stoat.
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3/1/08

3 adult Whooper Swans flew in at dusk and stayed on the water for nearly 30 minutes before heading off south.

41+ Teal
130+ GBB Gulls
1000+ Herring Gulls
8000+ BHGs
Still no white-wingers
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Post by Richard Else »

6/1/09
Reservoir mostly frozen, and the biggest roost of large gulls I've seen at Rivington, all stood on the ice.

Herring Gull: 2000+
GBBG: 120

Canada Goose: 81
Teal: 40
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8/1/09
Nothing of note amongst the gulls.

3 Wigeon (2 drakes and a female)
11 Tufted Duck
56 Teal
3 GC Grebes
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Post by Richard Else »

14/1/09

1 Adult Med Gull in the roost.
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