Gull ID - January 2020, Reculver, Kent, UK (1 Viewer)

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Andy1979

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• Mar 24, 2020

• #1

Hi all,

Kind of assumed this was a Herring Gull at the time (back on 19/01/2020) on the North Kent coast at Reculver. I have been through the CR Birding website for the colour ring, but cannot find a match. Looks to be 'G0ZT'.

Anyway, this got me looking more closely at the bird which is considerably paler than the Herring Gull next to it and with a white head.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Andy M

 

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SteveClifton

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• Mar 24, 2020

• #2

Both adult Herring Gulls. Some individuals develop white heads (summer plumage) earlier than others, with the first being in the weeks before Christmas and there is quite some variation in mantle tone too.

Could the Z be a 7?


Edit: just checked cr-birding website and if I'm correct the code is GO7Z (letter,letter, number, ending in Z) from North Thames Ringing Group. The ring is probably dark orange rather than red.

See here: https://www.cr-birding.org/taxonomy/term/2151?page=2
Third entry down from top.

 

Last edited: Mar 24, 2020

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Andy1979

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• Mar 24, 2020

• #3

Thanks. The code is G0ZT but the 0 could be a O. The last letter is not Z though which rules out this scheme I think.

It was the very pale mantle that drew my attention.

 

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SteveClifton

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• Mar 24, 2020

• #4

Andy1979 said:

Thanks. The code is G0ZT but the 0 could be a O. The last letter is not Z though which rules out this scheme I think.

It was the very pale mantle that drew my attention.

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Sorry Andy, I mis-read the code :-C

Still a Herring Gull though.

 

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Andy1979

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• Mar 24, 2020

• #5

Ta, found the scheme and it was Rainham/Pitsea anyway. Email sent.

 

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SteveClifton

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• Mar 24, 2020

• #6

Andy1979 said:

Ta, found the scheme and it was Rainham/Pitsea anyway. Email sent.

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:t:

 

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Andy1979

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• Mar 25, 2020

• #7

And here are the results...

http://www.ntgg.org.uk/cgi-bin/map.cgi?p=recmap&t=r&r=GV47785