Peter & John found a colour ringed black-headed gull this morning, which was also present this afternoon. I have reported the gull on CR Birding and received the following info on the bird, which shows it was ringed in Norway on 18th April 2018, moving to the Netherlands by 25th July 2018 & eventually being seen in Whitworth today. The total distance travelled is 1044 km from the ringing site.
CR-Code Green ring with white code: JLT4 LBM;RBGW(JLT4) Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number K10984 Species Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Sex Male Age 3 cy+
Date
Place
Coordinates
Observers
Days/km/°
18.04 2018
Hvervenbukta, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway
59°49'58"N 010°46'20"E
Lome, Carsten
-
11.06 2018
Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway
59°52'51"N 010°49'57"E
Norland, Anne Kari
54/6/32
12.06 2018
Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway
59°52'51"N 010°49'57"E
Molværsmyr, Sindre
55/6/32
28.06 2018
Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway
59°52'51"N 010°49'57"E
Molværsmyr, Sindre
71/6/32
25.07 2018
Mokbaai, De Koog, Texel, The Netherlands
53°00'31"N 004°45'06"E
Vrieling, Egbert
98/844/208
01.09 2018
Slufter noord, Texel, the Netherlands, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
53°08'39"N 004°49'45"E
de Jong, Klaas
136/828/208
27.07 2019
Texel, De Slufter, Diepe Gat, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
53°08'40"N 004°49'45"E
Leopold, Mardik
465/828/208
24.11 2019
Cowm Reservoir, Whitworth, Rossendale, Lancashire, Lancashire, Great Britain
53°39'54"N 002°11'08"W
Lister, Kevin
585/1044/234
Also of note were the following
Canada goose - 82 flew in from the direction of Watergrove Res to graze in one of the fields off the quarry road
mallard - min 26
tufted duck - 3 males
sparrowhawk - male over Tong Lane attended by c40 starlings
