colour ringed Common Gull

from CR web site looks like maybe an Estonian origin

Many thanks to Kalev Rattiste for this quick response to the origins of this bird;

Larus canus, white PMMA ring P7V8 (ID= 3656)

·      ringed 27.05.2008 with aluminium ring Estonia Matsalu U 275439 (on left tibia) as a chick in Kakrarahu colony (nest no. 190), Matsalu Nature Reserve, Estonia (58°46’ N 23°26’ E).

·      metal ring of a breeding male read 19.05.2010 in Kakrarahu colony, nest no. 616.

·      caught 11.06.2011 as a breeding male in Kakrarahu colony, nest no. 631. White PMMA ring P7V8 added on right tarsus. Blood sample taken.

·      observed 05.02.2012 feeding on fish waste in an open container at Grimsby Fish Docks, North Lincolnshire, England (53°34’54.5110’’N 0°03’49.70’’E) by Graham Catley. A photo taken.