Med Gulls @ Newport

An influx this afternoon. c30, of which 25 were Juvs/1cy. Sadly no ringed birds as I would like to know where these birds, presumably still chicks c4 weeks ago, come from.

But Green RL1E, at Newport on Tues, does have a history. Ringed as a chick in the Vendee in early July 2016, it was in Co Mayo in Oct that year, then by Nov, in Andalucia. No other reports till this sighting.

I haven't seen a Green ringed Med before. Presumably these W France birds are a different population to the White ringed N France, Belgium,Holland birds which are the usual Meds seen in Pembs.