The howling gales today brought in plenty of Gulls gathering at sheltered spots and the chance to pick up some unusual colour ring reads from amongst them. The two stand out ones were a Mediterranean Gull with a Yellow ring AKAA and a Lesser black-backed Gull with a blue ring YE78 (see photo JH) Looking forward to finding out the origins and movements of these birds.
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