Thursday, 7 August 2025

Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Marloes Mere

At the mere a few days back were a couple of colour-ringed Lesser Black-backed Gulls:

The first, with white lettering AU on a dark green ring, appears to have been ringed on Skomer so it hadn't travelled far.

The second, with black lettering 069:C on an orange ring, has been a little more adventurous with these details given by the ringer;

'Orange 069:C was ringed as a chick on the 1st July 2023 at the Copeland Bird Observatory on Old Lighthouse Island, off Co. Down, Northern Ireland (54.693501, -5.526227). This is its first resighting.'