Colour ringed birds

[IanF]

Colour ringed Black-headed Gull - red - 3.7 - was back at Seaton Carew today in the car park behind The Almighty Cod. Found and photos by Dave Harrison.

Ringed - Ringed Amsterdam 01/12/2009

It's been a regular here the last few winters.

[IanF]

Curlews Seaton Common. Ten colour ringed birds seen this morning. The oldest being ringed in 1991.

OY NY ringed on 7th September 1991 as a juvenile bird (BTO ring no. FC48911).

The bird remained using Seal Sands & Seaton Common throughout the winter and when over-summering and moulting during 1992 as a first summer. 

Sightings would suggest it emigrated in it's second summer sometime after 22nd March 1993, returning by 5th July.  Thereafter it was generally recorded on Seal Sands during the late summer/autumn (July - August) and then again late winter (January – March, once in April; 11th in 1995).  

I saw the bird again on Seaton Common on 22nd March 2008 and on 27/02/2012 then each autumn and winter since.

[IanF]

Yesterday Dave Harrison came across a colour ringed Cormorant at Ward Jackson Park and took a photo. Same bird as he found there last December.

Colour ringed Cormorant at Ward Jackson Park on 31st December 2012 and still present on 1st January 2013. Orange Darvic with black letters S|H. Seen by Dave Harrison.


S|H (metal ring 5238308) was ringed as a chick at Abberton reservoir on the 30th May 2005

[Chris Bell]

Hi this would also appear to be a 'Continental' Cormorant of the form 'sinensis'.  

An under-recorded form in Cleveland which doesn't make it into the report every year though doubtless occurs in numbers.  Formerly a Continental race of our familiar Cormorant it now breeds regularly in Britain (including Abberton Reservoir) where it forms mixed colonies with nominate 'carbo'.

See: http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/search?model=pdf&id=9474

Also see the attached image stolen off the net for the clinching ID feature.

One to look out for....

Cheers

CHRIS BELL

[IanF]

Metal ringed Black-headed Gull was at Newburn Bridge yesterday ringed in Finland - details sent off. Found and photo's by Dave Harrison.

On 1st January 2014 Dave also found a Black-headed Gull with a darvic with J9PC at Newburn Bridge - this bird was ringed 17/04/2013 as a 3cy+ at Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway. No other reports since it was ringed.  

[IanF]

Med. Gull PKH8 was back at Easington Road yesterday.

First seen on 7th December 2012 Hartlepool Marina by Dave Harrison and re-found 5th November 2013 at Easington Road.

Found and photo'd by Dave Harrison.

Found by Dave Harrison today perched on a lampost on Easington Road, Hartlepool.

Interestingly Dave found the same bird on 7th December 2012 at Jacksons Landing, Hartlepool.

It was ringed in Poland on 20/05/2011.

Polish ringing group has been informed and the BTO.

Id Date   Rings Species Place Informer

1907114 20/05/2011  FN 41873
RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
POLAND (ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE) Zbigniew Kajzer
3753958 07/12/2012  RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus Hartlepool Marina
UNITED KINGDOM (CLEVELAND) Nicholas Ian Forrest
David Harrison

Ringing Data -
Type of ring or other mark  metal ring [MET]
Ringing scheme  GDAŃSK/VARSOVIA (GDAŃSK, PLG) [GDAŃSK]
Background color of ring or other mark  
The number of the ring or other mark  FN 41873
Ring or other mark information  ring added

Type of ring or other mark  legring (numbered) [NOG]
Ringing scheme  
Background color of ring or other mark  red
The number of the ring or other mark  PKH8
Ring or other mark information  ring added


Date  20/05/2011
Accuracy of date  date accurate
Time (hour and minute)  
Species  Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus [LARMEL]
Description of bird
(only if species unknown)  
Sex  male [M]
Age  after 3rd calendar year [PO3]
Plumage  
Status of bird  nesting [JAJ]
Condition of bird  alive and probably healthy - observed or released by ringer [ŻYWOB]
Circumstances  controlled (caught and released by ringer) [25]

Place  BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
Country  POLAND [PL]
Province  ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE [ZP]  

[Crymer]

I managed to observe a colour ringed Little Egret on Dormans on 5th August.  This had red ring with white writing F and black writing H was ringed at North Cotes, Lincolnshire on 7th May 2014and has BTO Metal ring GR37158.

Information supplied by Donna Staples, Secretary for Mid Lincs Ringing Group.  Many thanks For Ian F letting me know to use the Euring website. 

[Chris.Small]

Possibly the same Little Egret as above and by Ian Foster via Twitter.

It was seen today close to the Wildlife Watchpoint.

Edit: Looking at some other Photos it looks like it might be Left - Red F F and Right - Yellow 9 9 making it different from the above and one seen on twitter.

Thanks.

[Damian]

Colour ringed Black-headed Gull (White J2HX) at Saltburn on the 15th October 2014.
Ringing/Resighting information below

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age Pullus Date 02.07 2013 (15:30) Accurate to the day
Place Brunnavika (kolonien), Sola, Rogaland, Norway - 58?54'47"N 005?35'26"E
Additional information Store pulli, trolig flygedyktige, i kolonien.
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 Mj?s, Alf Tore -
14 Days, 0 km, 319?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age 1 cy Date 04.07 2013 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Brunnavika, Sola, Rogaland, Norway - 58?54'40"N 005?35'10"E
Additional information Flyvedyktig unge som har trukket ned til bukta.
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 Mj?s, Alf Tore - Mo, Bj?rn -
16 Days, 0 km, 249?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age Age unknown Date 05.06 2014 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Revtangen, Klepp, Rogaland, Norway - 58?45'08"N 005?29'24"E
Additional information videoteleskop
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 Dagsland, Martin -
352 Days, 19 km, 198?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age 2cy+ Date 15.10 2014 (14:00) Accurate to the day
Place Saltburn, Cleveland, Great Britain - 54?34'36"N 000?58'25"W
Additional information Read through telescope at very close range. Bird feeding with other Black-headed Gulls on beach
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 Money, Damian -
484 Days, 626 km, 222?

[IanF]

Colour ringed Curlew on Seaton Common this morning. It was ringed 7th September 1991 on Seal Sands. It returns to over winter each year.

Two others seen the last few days both ringed 2012 on Seal Sands.

[Adam J]

Colour ringed Black-headed Gull (white 6FH) sighted at Coatham Marsh 29.12.2014.

Ringed as a 3y+ on 10.04.2013 Sortedams So I, Kobenhavn, Denmark.

Also observed at Locke Park, Redcar on 15.12.2013.

Cheers,
Adam

[IanF]

Courtesy Dave Harrison - some returning ringed and colour ringed birds seen today - all regularly wintered here over the last few years

Med. Gull PKH8 back at Easington Road - ringed Poland on 20/05/2011

Black-headed Gull Sweden 6415117 - Warrior Park, Seaton Carew - ringed Malmo, Sweden 27/03/2005

Black-headed Gull Denmark 6J-2098 - Warrior Park, Seaton Carew - ringed Sprogø, Korsør, Denmark on 08/06/2011

Black-headed Gull - colour ringed 3.7 - Seaton Carew - ringed Amsterdam 01/12/2009


I suspect they've all just turned up in the last few days as I check these locations as well and haven't seen any at all so far.

[fosterc]

Can't see codes but five rings on this Curlew N Gare Rd this a.m. - any hints to age:history? http://instagram.com/p/xUtI3eGcra/

[IanF]

Yep! It was ringed on Seal Sands on 21/07/2012. It's over wintered on Seaton Common the last three years. I first saw it this Autumn on 12/11/2014.

Any with Green over Black on right leg were ringed Summer 2012.

[fosterc]

Cheers Ian !