Tuesday 14 December 2010

Ring details of a Great Black-backed Gull recieved

(Great black-backed Gull - right leg ringed (click image to enlarge) - 04/12/2010 - 
if you click on the image you can zoom in and see part of the ring)

As some of you may know I was out Gull watching at Rainton Meadows not Saturday just gone but the Saturday before that, I was looking for the Iceland Gull and Yellow-legged Gull but instead turned up 2 Scandinavian Herring Gulls (argentatus) and a ringed Great black-backed Gull, I must admit it was really Mark who found all them. Myself and Mark read the ring details for the Great black-backed Gull pictured above. Unfortunately we were incorrect as when I returned later on that day to look through the gulls again the bird had moved and I was able to read the full ring details. The ring read: JCS6, I text it onto Mark who then submitted the details. 

A few days ago Mark was sent an email with the birds details. So here are the results:
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CR-Code Dark blue ring with white code: JCS6 LBBW(JCS6);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 397742
Species Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus
Sex Female Age 5 cy+

Date
Place
Coordinates
Observers
Days/km/°
28.05 2001
Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
70°23'16"N 031°09'21"E
NINA - Tromsø
-
03.06 2002
Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
70°23'16"N 031°09'21"E
NINA Tromsø
371/0/89
15.05 2009
Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
70°23'16"N 031°09'21"E
Erikstad, Kjell Einar
Kvivesen, Elisabeth
2909/0/89
23.05 2009
Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
70°23'16"N 031°09'21"E
Erikstad, Kjell Einar
Kvivesen, Elisabeth
2917/0/89
24.05 2009
Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
70°23'16"N 031°09'21"E
Erikstad, Kjell Einar
Kvivesen, Elisabeth
2918/0/89
30.04 2010
Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
70°23'05"N 031°09'22"E
Kvivesen, Elisabeth
3259/0/178
17.05 2010
Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
70°23'05"N 031°09'22"E
Helberg, Morten
Kvivesen, Elisabeth
3276/0/178
04.12 2010
Rainton Meadows, Tyne & Wear, Great Britain
54°49'47"N 001°29'56"W
Newsome, Mark
3477/2351/238
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So it turns out that our bird was a female that has only ever been reported in Norway, she is at least 5 years old, I am guessing the '+' means she is possibly older.

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Until next time, Foghorn out!

4 comments:

  1. Heres a link showing where Vardo is :-

    http://goo.gl/maps/uRwi

    thats a good way off Andrew, right close to the Russian border

    reckon it'll feel right at home with all our snow, ice & escapee Snowy Owls.

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  2. Fascinating stuff! I'm all for Gull ringing now!

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  3. Yes very interesting, it's great when you get some history back, nice one !!!
    Brian

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  4. Well done on discovering the history behind the GBB Gull, Andrew - great stuff!

    ATB,

    Joseph

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