[redeyedvideo]

I've been trying to get the complete ring number of this bird at Billing, Northampton over several visits and I've finally pieced it all together.

it looks like IA 128517 VOGELWARTE NIDENSEE and possibly GERMAN A.

Does anyone know any more about this adult bird?

Edit - I meant Black-headed Gull, C.ridibundus

[stonechat1]

Originally Posted by redeyedvideo

I've been trying to get the complete ring number of this bird at Billing, Northampton over several visits and I've finally pieced it all together.

it looks like IA 128517 VOGELWARTE NIDENSEE and possibly GERMAN A.

Does anyone know any more about this adult bird?
Edit - I meant Black-headed Gull, C.ridibundus

Pity I don´t know anything about the bird but the ring reads:

I A 128517 VOGELWARTE HIDDENSEE - GERMANIA (= Germany)


Here you can make a request about your bird:
http://www.mnf.uni-greifswald.de/fr-...ringfunde.html

Good ring - reading,

Roman

[redeyedvideo]

Originally Posted by stonechat1

Pity I don´t know anything about the bird but the ring reads:

I A 128517 VOGELWARTE HIDDENSEE - GERMANIA (= Germany)


Here you can make a request about your bird:
http://www.mnf.uni-greifswald.de/fr-...ringfunde.html

Good ring - reading,

Roman

Many thanks Roman. I've submitted the record through the Euring link though my German is very limited so I can't understand much of the text on the Fachrichtung Biologie website I'm sorry to say.

[stonechat1]

It´s a pleasure to help ;-)


I just wanted that you see the mail - link and adress:

KONTAKT
Beringungszentrale Hiddensee
Dr. Ulrich Köppen
Badenstr. 18
18439 Stralsund
Tel.: +49 (0)3831 / 696240
Fax: +49 (0)3831 / 696249
Beringungszentrale@lung.mv-regierung.de

Addidionaly they need
1. Full text and numbers on the ring
2. Bird species
3. Place of observation such accurate as possible
4. Date of observation
5. They also would like to know the bird is dead or the data is from living bird by ring - reading

But sure it was a good choice from you Dave to contact Euring!

Best,
Roman

[redeyedvideo]

Thanks again, I've had an acknowledgment from my email to them already.

The bird is very alive and getting to the bread quicker than the other gulls as I've been throwing it in its direction.

[redeyedvideo]

I received a reply today;

Ringing data Reference: BH139730/2009
First ring: IA..128517 / DEH (Hiddensee)
Species: Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Sex: female
Age: Adult
Date: 25.05.2009
Place: BÖHMKE U. WERDER
Ostvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
53°57'00'N 014°02'00'E
Germany
Recovery data Referenz: WH20243/2009
verification: Ring verified
Species: Black-headed Gull
Sex: not given
Age: -
Date: 13.11.2009 / DG:0
Place: NORTHAMPTON
GBNH (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE)
52°14'00'N 000°55'00'W
Great Britain
State: Alive & prob. healthy, rep. by ringer
Ring read from distance
Biometrics:
Remarks:
===============================================
Recovery after 172 days, 1015 km W (263,0°) from place of ringing.

Which makes the age unknown unfortunately, Here's another pic of 'her' looking alive and healthy.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

A great find Dave, I have recently started getting a few Black-heads with rings on at work. So far I to have had a German 1st Winter bird and an Adult from Norway!

Great fun isn't it.....looks like yours are a lot more approachable. We have to scope ours!

All the best,

Jake

[redeyedvideo]

Originally Posted by Scarlet Pimpernel

Great fun isn't it.....looks like yours are a lot more approachable. We have to scope ours!

All the best,

Jake

Yes, it makes watching common birds infinitely more interesting. This is another BF thread of a Northants gull tempted by bread!