Thursday, 12 March 2020

Teifi Herring Gull from Dublin

A colour ringed Herring Gull red B39:D was in front of The Webley Hotel, Teifi Estuary as the tide dropped this morning.

Thanks to Graham Prole for the quick reply to say it was ringed by Irish Midlands Ringing Group as a pullus at Irelands Eye island colony off  Dublin last summer 07/07/19. They ringed over 200 last year as part of a long term study looking at urban large gulls in Dublin.

The number is just a couple away from one that Brian S spotted in Pembroke Dock in January. Graham is appreciative of the sightings and said it is great to have so many fantastic colour ring readers in Wales. Keep looking!