Ringed Audouin's Gull (1 Viewer)

Mark Etheridge

Bird Shooter (With A Camera)

• Jun 7, 2012

• #1

(Also posted in Bird Ringing Group)

Not sure if this is the right forum but here's an Audouin's Gull photographed today at the Clot de Galvany nature reserve near Alicante. As far as I can make it out, the ring reads AWYN on the right leg, there is a smaller ring also on the left leg.

Can anyone shed light on the ringing history of this bird? Thanks! :t:

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Jun 8, 2012

• #2

This will have been ringed in Spain.

The address to report the ring is

[email protected]

But a reply could take a few years

Steve

 

honeym

Well-known member

• Jun 8, 2012

• #3

Hi
There's been some discussion recently on the Forum GOB site on this topic
http://gobmallorca.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3401
Martin

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Jun 8, 2012

• #4

honeym said:

Hi
There's been some discussion recently on the Forum GOB site on this topic
http://gobmallorca.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3401
Martin

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I don't suppose you could precis it for the non-Spanish readers ?? Looks like it might be interesting.

The bird pictured in this thread does not have any transmitter though, just a colour ring. Unless it is a much smaller transmitter than that shown on the GOB forum

Steve

 

honeym

Well-known member

• Jun 8, 2012

• #5

Hi Steve

I wish I could but neither my Spanish, nor Mallorquin, is up to it.

If you paste the url into http://www.microsofttranslator.com you get a reasonably understandable translation (well, better than I could manage!).

Martin

 

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Paul Wood

Member

• Jun 8, 2012

• #6

Steve Lister said:

This will have been ringed in Spain.

The address to report the ring is

[email protected]

But a reply could take a few years

Steve

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I saw a ringed Audouin's Gull in Mallorca on 30 Aug 2011 and reported it via this e-mail address on my return to the UK in Sept 2011 and got a reply in April 2012, so the response time might be improving...

Of interest, the ring code on the bird I saw was AWMX and the bird had been ringed as a chick in Mallorca in 2008.

Cheers

Paul

 

Mark Etheridge

Bird Shooter (With A Camera)

• Jun 8, 2012

• #7

Thanks for the info guys, my wife speaks excellent spanish so I'll get her to e-mail the authorities in their native language - we might get a speedier answer! :-O

There was definitely no sign of any transmitter on this bird, and he is a regular visitor to the Clot de Galvany as the very same bird was there again this afternoon!

 

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Peewit

Once a bird lover ... always a bird lover

• Jun 11, 2012

• #8

Mark Etheridge said:

Thanks for the info guys, my wife speaks excellent spanish so I'll get her to e-mail the authorities in their native language - we might get a speedier answer! :-O

There was definitely no sign of any transmitter on this bird, and he is a regular visitor to the Clot de Galvany as the very same bird was there again this afternoon!

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GOB is a good suggestion - along with the books they provide

http://www.gobmenorca.com/

This link is in Spanish (changed it to English now) but might be useful (it can be changed into any language easily)

Regards
Kathy
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Peewit

Once a bird lover ... always a bird lover

• Jun 12, 2012

• #9

Peewit said:

GOB is a good suggestion - along with the books they provide

http://www.gobmenorca.com/

This link is in Spanish (changed it to English now) but might be useful (it can be changed into any language easily)

Regards
Kathy
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Just noticed that the GOB link I added to my last post... can be changed to English easily!

Regards
Kathy
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