On the way home from Northumberland, Jayne and I stopped off in Whitby for the day. Whilst there, we spotted 3 darviced Herring Gulls.
Two of the gulls we saw, Y:633 and Y:B15, were new to us. Both birds had been ringed at Rufford Waste Disposal Site, at York. Y:633 was ringed on 20th May 2016, and Y:B15 was ringed on 17th February 2017.
Y:633
Y:B15 in full voice!!
The 3rd gull, 1R1B, was a bird that we had seen here in Whitby before, once in July 2015 (see here) and again in July 2017 (see here). Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find the project where this bird was ringed, or been able to ring the metal ring number, so I don't know where or when it was ringed.
1R1B
I thought you might like to know I saw the gull coded Y:633 on Monday 14th June 2021, alive and well with a couple of chicks. It's obviously decided to stay in Whitby for a while.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. Good to know.
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