Tom Lowe
@saloplarus.bsky.social
Gulls, Geese, Goshawks, Aurora, Astronomy and everything else in the sky. #lookup
#salopobs - the unofficial bird observatory in the heart of Shropshire 😏
#salopobs - the unofficial bird observatory in the heart of Shropshire 😏
Barnaby's Sands, viewed from the ICI side. Good luck if you do 👍
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Barnaby's Sands, viewed from the ICI side. Good luck if you do 👍
I was thinking similar, you sometimes find yourself wondering if it's a younger bird when the tail is quite contrasty like that. Or your bird was younger, but more advanced looking everywhere else (again, due to light/distance) 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I was thinking similar, you sometimes find yourself wondering if it's a younger bird when the tail is quite contrasty like that. Or your bird was younger, but more advanced looking everywhere else (again, due to light/distance) 🤔
Of course, one man's spotty morph might be another man's mixed genes... 🫣
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Of course, one man's spotty morph might be another man's mixed genes... 🫣
2cy for me. It was at East Harling we realised 2cys come in smart or spotty morphs, and this looks like the latter. Grey in the mantle/wing is acceptable, but not in the tertials, surely? Lacy white tert tips too, smeary GCs eg gull-research.org/cachinnans/2... or gull-research.org/cachinnans/2... 🧐
Larus cachinnans
This website deals with the taxon cachinnans - Pontic Gull. Comparison of plumage month by month.
gull-research.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
2cy for me. It was at East Harling we realised 2cys come in smart or spotty morphs, and this looks like the latter. Grey in the mantle/wing is acceptable, but not in the tertials, surely? Lacy white tert tips too, smeary GCs eg gull-research.org/cachinnans/2... or gull-research.org/cachinnans/2... 🧐
Paul says good to hear from you, trust all is well. He and Mike Holmes asked me to pass on their regards 👍
November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Paul says good to hear from you, trust all is well. He and Mike Holmes asked me to pass on their regards 👍
He is, turned 80 this year. Still the moth recorder. Will do
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
He is, turned 80 this year. Still the moth recorder. Will do
That's me! I'm a member again now that I'm Shropshire based and not too far away
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
That's me! I'm a member again now that I'm Shropshire based and not too far away
Intriguing little white collars on several of those Cacklers
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Intriguing little white collars on several of those Cacklers
The first pic is a White-rumped Sand!
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The first pic is a White-rumped Sand!
That's cool Chris! Any chance tonight? I haven't seen the sky for days
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
That's cool Chris! Any chance tonight? I haven't seen the sky for days
Keep that off the Ellesmere groups!
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Keep that off the Ellesmere groups!
The Scandinavian connection is a bit tenuous (lack of ringing data or observations on the east coast) and we know their main movement is down through mainland Europe (there are some huge counts through Alpine passes etc). Ours pass SW and some leave out to sea from Dorset and Devon, to France/Iberia
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Scandinavian connection is a bit tenuous (lack of ringing data or observations on the east coast) and we know their main movement is down through mainland Europe (there are some huge counts through Alpine passes etc). Ours pass SW and some leave out to sea from Dorset and Devon, to France/Iberia