Welcome to my blog all about my birdwatching, wild bird ringing activities and moth recording at Linacre Reservoirs, Derbyshire; in Great Britain and abroad.
On Thursday, I had my last visit of the year to Rufford CP to check the wintering Black-headed Gulls. There were about 200 present, and I managed to spot 13 ringed birds.
The ringed birds were: 273A, 293A, 295A, 272B, 280B, 202C, 207C, 215C, 245C, 262C, 264C, P519 and EL87245. All these birds are regulars at Rufford, but were good to see.
My latest visit to Rufford, was my best of the winter so far, with 12 of "our" green-ringed birds seen, along with Lithuanian-ringed P519 (ringed in April 2010, as an adult) and a well known EL87245 (ringed at Center Parcs in January 2013.
Most of the ringed birds had been seen before, but three; 245C ( aged 3, born this year), 262C (also born in 2023) and 264C (an adult bird), were my first sightings since being ringed, at Center Parcs, earlier this winter.
In addition, 215C (ringed, as an adult in January 2023), was my first sighting since March 12th 2023. Welcome back for another winter.
