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Old Monday 6th December 2010, 11:10   #1
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Gull with Red band on leg

Does anyone know where i can find any info on this Gull with a band marked YXX on it's leg?


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Old Monday 6th December 2010, 11:26   #2
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This site should help:
http://www.cr-birding.be/
Having had a quick look, your ring fits quite well with the ringing scheme for Herring Gulls at Landguard.
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Old Monday 6th December 2010, 16:35   #3
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It also looks very similar to ones used by Pete Rock in Bristol. I haven't seen Pete for a few years and I don't know if he is still doing his gull study.

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Old Monday 13th December 2010, 11:29   #4
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This is possibly an Orfordness bird, as they've used red in the past. But report it online via www.ring.ac and you should hear back relatively quickly as the Suffolk guys are very efficient.
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