August 30th
Bullock Harbour and Sandycove produced a few rings, but the tide was too low for decent photos.
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| Mediterranean Gull at Bullock Harbour |
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| Herring Gull 0JH. Darvic is very worn. |
However, bird of the day had no coloured ring. This Swedish Black Headed Gull was ringed in 2005. For the last 5 years it's metal ring has been read at the exact same location- Bullock Harbour. Great to see it back for another winter.
August 29th
At Sandycove this afternoon there were 3 CR Med Gulls. Green[RS96] from France, Red[H4L3] from Hungary and a locally ringed Yellow[2XK2]. But only 2 dozen Mediterranean Gulls present, so I quickly moved on to Bullock Harbour.
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| Mediterranean Gull with French CR Ring. |
Bullock Harbour was equally rewarding with the Polish Mediterranean Gull, Red[PRN6] appearing briefly.
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| Mediterranean Gull with Polish CR Ring |
Of the 2 Dublin ringed Great Black backed Gulls Blue[1JJ] was the most interesting observation. I had last seen this bird in May 2015 in my local Park in Tallaght. It just shows the the Gulls inland are not necessarily all urban birds.
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| Great Black Backed Gull |
But today, though I observed bird rings from France, Poland, Hungary and bird of the day was this GBBGU with an Isle of Man ring.
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| Juvenile Great Black Backed Gull with Orange Darvic from Isle of Man. |
August 26th
The Black Headed Gull 27H0 is still reliable with 50% of visits rewarded with a sighting.
August 24th
E5VA Returns
The Black Headed Gull E5VA returned to Sean Walsh Park in Tallaght. This Dutch Black Headed Gull I first recorded in January 2012, the month I started ring reading. This is the 4th .season it has returned and it shows how faithful it is to it's wintering site.
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| Black Headed Gull + Metal Ring and CR Ring |
Last year it was less frequently recorded, It will be interesting to see how often it uses the Park this year.
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