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Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Tuesday 3rd March 2020

Caspian Gull X86A
News from Germany regarding the 2nd-winter Caspian Gull which frequented Redcar Tarn, Keighley from late December to early February.
2nd-winter Caspian Gull                             photo: Keith Moir
Information supplied by Ronald Klein, Albert-Schweitzer-Str, Rostock, Germany
Special thanks to Mike Bloomfield for researching this bird.

Ogden Reservoir
A drake Mandarin Duck, seen during the morning.
Mandarin Duck (male)                               photo: Brian Sumner
Lower Laithe Reservoir
Five Whooper Swans (2 adults and three juveniles) were present during the afternoon.
Brian Vickers