| 1st |
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Six Mediterranean Gulls were at the Patch. |
| 6th |
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Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch increased to 15. |
| 9th |
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Still 15 Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch. |
| 10th |
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A superb adult summer plumaged Bonaparte’s Gull was found at the Patch. It then commuted between there and the RSPB Reserve before departing eastwards in late afternoon. At least 13 Mediterranean Gulls were still at the Patch. |
| 11th |
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Still large numbers of Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch. |
| 12th |
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Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch increased to 28. |
| 18th |
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Thirteen Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch. |
| 20th |
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A Purple Heron made a brief visit to the Long Pits reed bed. |
| 22nd |
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Ten Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch. |
| 24th |
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Fifteen Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch. |
| 25th |
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Twenty-five Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch. |
| 26th |
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Twenty-three Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch. |
| 27th |
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Eighteen Mediterranean Gulls and five Yellow-legged Gulls at the Patch. |
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| It is likely that there were up to about 80 individual Mediterranean Gulls at the Patch during the month. Ringed birds were noted from France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Czech Republic. |
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