I drove across to Rufford CP for a couple of hours yesterday, and saw 3 darvic ringed Black-headed Gulls.
The first gull I saw was the Lithuanian-ringed bird, P519, first seen at Rufford in January 2018. It was seen again in November 2018, and I first saw this bird in February 2019. The bird was then seen throughout the winter 2019 - 2020. Yesterday's sighting was the first for this winter period. It is at least 10 years old, having been ringed as an adult bird in April 2010, 1456km away.
P519
The other two gulls seen (206A and 240A) were both green-ringed birds, first ringed at the nearby Center Parcs. 206A had been ringed in Dec 2018, as an adult bird. I saw this bird 4 times, all at Rufford, last August and September. Yesterday's sighting was the first since then.
206A
240A was a new bird for me (at Rufford). This bird is a regular at Center Parcs, especially around the feeders of the Wildlife Centre. I only got a brief view and one quick photo.
240A
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