I had an hour at Rufford yesterday afternoon (2.15 - 3.30pm). It was very quiet, with just 5 Black-headed Gulls present! 4 of the gulls were adults, with the first returning juvenile also seen. One of the gulls was a darviced bird, yes you guessed it..... 293A!
293A
Other birds seen were: Canada Goose (13), Swallow (1), Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great-crested Grebe (1) and Greylag Goose (c.100!!!). Two of the Greylags were ringed with BTO metal rings. I expected them to be birds I'd seen before, but, happily, they weren't. The first bird, ring number 5215926, had originally been ringed, as an adult, on 9th June 2007 (16 years ago!). The second bird, 5230484, had been ringed, also, as an adult, on 29th March 2017 (6 years). Both birds had been ringed at Pittance Park (now Center Parcs), just 3km away.
5215926
5230484
No comments:
Post a Comment