{"id":28749,"date":"2021-04-25T20:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T20:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=28749"},"modified":"2021-04-25T20:10:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T20:10:14","slug":"rare-american-gull-in-the-east-midlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/rare-american-gull-in-the-east-midlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare American Gull in the East Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A rare North American gull was discovered a few days ago at Rutland Water on the Egleton Nature Reserve. The first winter Bonaparte&#8217;s Gull was a first record for the site and a rare bird to see inland. I made the trip to see this bird on 24th April 2021 and it showed very well, albeit distantly, on Lagoon 4 from the Sandpiper Hide.<\/p>\n<p>Also here were Grey Plover, Greenshank, Dunlin, Avocet, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, 14 Little Gull, several Little Egret and a selection of common waterfowl. Lots of warblers around, including Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler. Also the usual site held a small quantity of Snake&#8217;s Head Fritillary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0938-700x317.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0938-700x317.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0938-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0938-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0938-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0938-1536x696.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0938.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>1st winter Bonaparte&#8217;s Gull with Black-headed Gulls &#8211; Rutland Water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0952-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0952-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0952-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0952-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0952-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0952-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bonapartes-Gull-_43A0952.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>1st winter Bonaparte&#8217;s Gull with Black-headed Gulls &#8211; Rutland Water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Snakes-Head-Fritillary-_43A1157-445x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Snakes-Head-Fritillary-_43A1157-445x700.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Snakes-Head-Fritillary-_43A1157-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Snakes-Head-Fritillary-_43A1157-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Snakes-Head-Fritillary-_43A1157-768x1207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Snakes-Head-Fritillary-_43A1157-977x1536.jpg 977w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Snakes-Head-Fritillary-_43A1157.jpg 1018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><figcaption>Snake&#8217;s Head Fritillary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Adult-Little-Gull-_43A1001-700x358.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Adult-Little-Gull-_43A1001-700x358.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Adult-Little-Gull-_43A1001-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Adult-Little-Gull-_43A1001-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Adult-Little-Gull-_43A1001-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Adult-Little-Gull-_43A1001-1536x785.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Adult-Little-Gull-_43A1001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Little Gull &#8211; adult summer in flight and one on the sand spit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Gulls-_43A1036-700x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Gulls-_43A1036-700x266.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Gulls-_43A1036-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Gulls-_43A1036-150x57.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Gulls-_43A1036-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Gulls-_43A1036-1536x585.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Little-Gulls-_43A1036.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Part of the flock of 14 Little Gulls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gadwall-_43A1053-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gadwall-_43A1053-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gadwall-_43A1053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gadwall-_43A1053-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gadwall-_43A1053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gadwall-_43A1053-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gadwall-_43A1053.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>A fine drake Gadwall at Rutland Water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare North American gull was discovered a few days ago at Rutland Water on the Egleton Nature Reserve. The first winter Bonaparte&#8217;s Gull was a first record for the site and a rare bird to see inland. I made the trip to see this bird on 24th April 2021 and it showed very well, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[665,18,663,172],"tags":[321],"class_list":["post-28749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-665","category-birds","category-birds-of-2021","category-year","tag-rutland-water"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}