Overview

Summary
Records#1

Sheet 1: Summary
Selected Species Recs Places Rep% 1st Date 1st Place

Total Species: 25
Rock Dove 3 1 75 08/02/2018 Ruse



(Feral Pigeon) 3 1 75 08/02/2018 Ruse

Total Records: 43
Black-headed Gull 3 2 75 08/02/2018 Ruse

Complete Lists: 4
Mediterranean Gull 1 1 25 08/02/2018 Ruse

Total Places: 2
Common Gull 2 2 50 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Caspian Gull 4 2 100 08/02/2018 Ruse



Yellow-legged Gull 3 2 75 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



(Yellow-legged Gull (michahellis)) 3 2 75 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Cormorant 1 1 25 08/02/2018 Ruse



Dalmatian Pelican 2 1 50 08/02/2018 Ruse



Buzzard 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



(Buzzard (Steppe - vulpinus)) 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Syrian Woodpecker 1 1 25 11/02/2018 Ruse



Peregrine 1 1 25 10/02/2018 Ruse



Magpie 2 2 50 08/02/2018 Ruse



Alpine Chough 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Jackdaw 2 2 50 08/02/2018 Ruse



Rook 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Hooded Crow 4 2 100 08/02/2018 Ruse



Great Tit 1 1 25 10/02/2018 Ruse



Crested Lark 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Starling 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Fieldfare 1 1 25 11/02/2018 Ruse



House Sparrow 2 1 50 10/02/2018 Ruse



Tree Sparrow 2 1 50 08/02/2018 Ruse



Hawfinch 1 1 25 11/02/2018 Ruse



Linnet 1 1 25 09/02/2018 Ruse tip



Sheet 2: Records#1
Species Scientific name Place Lat Long Date Start time End time Count Breeding status Sensitive Remarkable Comment Habitat notes Breeding details Plumage Direction of flight Activity Pinpoint Source Observer name Visit comments Visit weather comments Part of complete list?
Feral Pigeon Columba livia f. domestica Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 1












cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
Feral Pigeon Columba livia f. domestica Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 4












Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Feral Pigeon Columba livia f. domestica Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 170












Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 3





3 1st-winter





Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 12





1 1st-winter, 11 Adult




Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 10





1 1st-winter, 9 Adult





Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 1





1 Adult





Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Common Gull Larus canus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 6


looking dark in the field

1 1st-winter, 5 Adult





Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Common Gull Larus canus Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 2





2 Adult




Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 50 6

recording some more good calls from the City Hall with its gull colony up to 70 adult, with michahellis (20) and cachinnans (50).

50 Adult





cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 41 5

an adult on Danube; about 40 Caspian Gull, mainly on City Hall roof establishing territories for nesting and making many calls, the long calls being very fast:

41 Adult





Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 600


Caspian Gull adults usually show a quite deeply indented black triangle on the wing-tip, rather like Herring Gull but the black on the tips extends to P5 and often to P4, more like in Mediterranean YLG; P10 and P9 often carry large mirrors/wing-tips so much white here but some only carry a spot on P10; long white tongues are prominent on P10; the silhouette is slender as to wing-tips, head, neck and tail; the bill is long and narrow with constant width; the bill gonydeal angle is slight and the red spot is small. 1s Caspian birds show similar structure to adults; the underwing is relatively plain with a lack of contrast between the darker carpal and wing-tips and the remainder of the wing; the birds are advanced in late winter compared to even Mediterranean YLG with significant pale area on the base of the bill, white heads and faded plumage. Caspian Gull 1s (left) and Mediterranean YLG 1s (right); latter is darker and stockier with shorter, darker bill and more prominent carpal mark

150 Adult, 400 1st-summer, 50 2nd-summer




Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 64


plenty of cachinnans, Caspian Gull, flying around (64 total, 48 adult, 1 2w, 15 1w)

1 2nd-winter, 15 1st-winter, 48 Adult





Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Yellow-legged Gull (michahellis) Larus michahellis michahellis Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 20 6

recording some more good calls from the City Hall with its gull colony up to 70 adult, with michahellis (20) and cachinnans (50).

20 Adult





cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
Yellow-legged Gull (michahellis) Larus michahellis michahellis Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 1


1 Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gull adult on Danube

1 Adult





Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Yellow-legged Gull (michahellis) Larus michahellis michahellis Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 30


Mediterranean YLG adult show more black on wing-tip, darker grey colour and heavier, shorter bill, pale eye. A few Mediterranean YLG 1s can also be seen. Two further shots illustrate this with highlighted sections respectively showing the sturdier Mediterranean YLG with shorter stubbier bills.

10 Adult, 20 1st-summer




Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 2


A lone LBBG adult was found in a gull flock, highlighted here; the northern Norway birds appear to fly over the Black Sea to wintering grounds in Africa so it may be fuscus though looks more like intermedius on mantle shade. Another LBBG, a 2w, is also in a piccie as highlighted here, a lightweight bird reminiscent of fuscus. Could also be heuglini or barabensis

1 2nd-winter, 1 Adult




Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 4












Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 3












cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 3












Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Buzzard (Steppe - vulpinus) Buteo buteo vulpinus Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 2


Two Steppe Buzzard were seen on opposite sides of the tip; here's the juvenile seen near the end at 10:19 with slightly longer wings than Common Buzzard

1 Juvenile




Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 1












cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 1


Boosted my field reputation earlier: a number of us were looking for a male Peregrine of possible Siberian form Calidus from the balcony of the hotel. I picked it up some way off and identified it first as it screamed around the buildings looking for an easy Feral Pigeon kill.

1 Adult Male





Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Magpie Pica pica Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 2











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Magpie Pica pica Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 2












Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 1











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 30











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 25












Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Rook Corvus frugilegus Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 100











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 1












cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 1












Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 5











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 2












Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Great Tit Parus major Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 2












Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Crested Lark Galerida cristata Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 2











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 50











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 2












cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 1












cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 10












Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 10/02/2018 08:30 10:40 12












Weather was dull, cool, 3C, calm. Y
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 08/02/2018 13:00 14:40 40


in 2 flocks of 20








Weather was dull, slightly misty, 5C max, calm Y
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Ruse 43.8485636 25.965316 11/02/2018 11:00 15:00 1












cold, gloomy weather, There was a covering of snow today in very raw weather, overcast, 1C max, calm Y
Linnet Linaria cannabina Ruse tip 43.8583174 26.0371869 09/02/2018 08:00 11:00 20











Further notes Caspian Gull: Some adult Caspian are also shown on the roofs with a leg colour that is not bright yellow, more a greenish-yellow or pale flesh; Caspian have long slender legs compared to say Herring Gull. We didn't stay any longer as although it was sunny there was a biting moderate breeze and the gulls refused to settle for any time Y