Colour ringed birds

[IanF]

No problem. I can't quite decide whether there's a back ring above the yellow one or whether it's just the leg in shadow.

If it is black over yellow then the right leg may have green over black as I saw that bird on the Headland on 10/12/2012. It was ringed on Seal Sands on 21/07/2012.

Quite a few Curlew moved away from the coast after they arrived and are now turning up back there again before they head back to their breeding areas. It's Happening at Seaton Common as well.

[lukeh]

It does looks like it has a black ring above the yellow one to me.
Thanks again Ian,
Luke

[IanF]

Looks like the same bird was present this morning. Definitely NY GN back again.

[IanF]

Black-headed Gull today at Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew - white J4Y7 - seen by Dave Harrison.

Ringed 01/04/2000 at Oslo, Norway.

Last CR-Code White ring with black code: J4Y7 LBWN(J4Y7);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 6174134
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age 3 cy+ Date 01.04 2000 (09:--) Accurate to the day
Place Frognerparken, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°55'33"N 010°42'13"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Ringer(s)

Colour mark put on: White ring with black code: J4Y7 LBWN(J4Y7);RBM
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Male Age 3 cy+ Date 27.03 2012 (08:--) Accurate to the day
Place Vaterland, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'49"N 010°45'30"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Biometrical Head + bill: 83,0 - Wing length: 316 - Weight: 270 -
Observers Lome, Carsten -
4378 Days, 3 km, 113°

Species Unknown species

Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 04.04 2012 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Rådhusplassen, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'39"N 010°43'58"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Sandøy, John -
4386 Days, 2 km, 135°

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 23.07 2012 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Aker Brygge, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'35"N 010°43'38"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Le Gall, Olivier -
4496 Days, 2 km, 143°

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 03.02 2013 (15:15) Accurate to the day
Place Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew, Durham, Great Britain - 54°40'20"N 001°11'17"W
Additional information Alive and well on beach with large number of other gulls. Bathing and roosting. Refuse tip nearby.
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Harrison, David -
4691 Days, 921 km, 235°

Present this afternoon at Seaton Carew in the car park behind the Almighty Cod.

[IanF]

At Warrior Park, Seaton Carew this morning. Herring Gull blue darvic orange letters HXT.

12/12/09 SGD Gloucester Landfill Site, nr Hempsted, Gloucestershire. 51.51N 02.16W O5  
Sighted  15/01/10 JDS Gloucester Landfill Site, nr Hempsted,  Gloucestershire (34 days) S* 11
Sighted  15/03/13 IF Warrior Park Drive, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool (321 km, NNE, 3 yrs   93days)

     

[AKinghorn]

Saw what is presumably the same bird on Seaton Common just Friday gone.

[IanF]

33 Avocets on Saline Lagoon this morning. Two colour ringed birds. YB LO and RB RR both ringed locally on 31/05/2010.

[IanF]

This bird ring no. 6415117 was back at Warrior Park this morning.

A metal ringed BH Gull was at Warrior Park this morning - 6415117 RIKSMUSEUM STOCKHOLM

The same bird was seen in Seaton Carew November 2011 and on 17th December 2012 at Warrior Park by Dave Harrison.


Edit - I managed to locate the ringing report from last year. It was ringed in Malmo Sweden on 27/03/2005.

Species:   Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus           Scheme:   SVS            Ring no:   6415117


Ringing details
Age: 6  Sex: unknown  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -
Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: -  Act2: -

Ringing date: 27-Mar-2005 
Reg code: ---  Place code: ---  Site name: Pildammparken, Malmo, Malmöhus, Sweden
County code: SV51  Grid ref:    Co-ords: 55deg 35min N  13deg 0min E
Hab1: --  Hab2:

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Stockholm, -11
Finding details
Ring not verified  Age: 4  Sex: -  Sex meth: -
Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: A  Act2: -

Finding date: 04-Nov-2011 
Reg code: SCA  Place code: SCA  Site name: Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Hartlepool
County code: GBHAR  Grid ref: NZ5229   Co-ords: 54deg 39min N  1deg 12min W
Hab1: F2  Hab2: G2

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Finding condition: 89:28  Movement: --
Sight record by a ringer    Field Record
Remarks:

Duration: 2413 days    Distance: 909 km    Direction: 264deg (W)
Finder: Mr D Clayton, 2181

[IanF]

Colour ringed Curlew - GO GN was on Seaton Snook still this morning.

Ringed on Seal Sands 21/07/2012.

[IanF]

Another couple of colour ringed Curlew that are still around.

Today - RN GW - ringed Seal Sands 29/08/2000

24/04/2013 - OY NY - ringed Seal Sands 07/09/1991 - the oldest one I've seen this winter.

[IanF]

Two additional colour ringed Avocets on Saline Lagoon this afternoon.

LB LW - ringed locally 23/05/2011

RB RL - ringed locally EG25448 ringed on saline 13.6.11

[Adam J]

Hi, the photograph of a Robin attached was recently taken in Middlesbrough, near James Cook Hospital. Unfortunately I haven't been able to confirm if the Robin's right leg has a plastic or metal ring on it. I was wondering if anyone was aware of a colour ringing scheme currently ongoing in the area?

Cheers,
Adam

[IanF]

Hi, the photograph of a Robin attached was recently taken in Middlesbrough, near James Cook Hospital. Unfortunately I haven't been able to confirm if the Robin's right leg has a plastic or metal ring on it. I was wondering if anyone was aware of a colour ringing scheme currently ongoing in the area?

Cheers,
Adam

They do look like colour rings. Was it a colour ring on the left leg as well or is it just the light catching the metal ring?

I've not seen or heard of any local schemes though there are a couple listed on cr-birding - http://www.cr-birding.be/cr-EuropeanRobin.htm - though not an exact match.

[IanF]

A colour ringed Curlew was back on Seaton Common last night.

It was ringed on Seal Sands in July 2012.

I first saw it on the Common in Sept 2012 and throughout the winter. I last saw it in March 2013 before it disappeared for the summer.

[IanF]

A poor year for Avocet breeding with just three chicks ringed in June this year. I've only seen one other un-ringed chick locally. Another four un-ringed fledged chicks with two adults recently appeared but it's likely they bred elsewhere and have just flown in on passage.

Group photo taken in July.