Spent 3 days at Getlini Rubbish Dump at Rumbula, near Riga in Latvia ...
The vast amount of gulls was absolutely amazing c.8,000 birds and thats probably under estimated ...
Finding ringed birds was hard work as there just was so few, only 6 !!!
On 21.11.14
Herring Gull ~ S433
Ringed on 14.07.12 by A. Kalvans
at Zurku Sala, Riga, Latvia
On 22.11.14
Herring Gull ~ 7L1T
Ringed on 31.05.13 by G. Varnas
at Didzioji sala, Lithuania
On 22.11.14
Herring Gull ~ 8L9C
Ringed on 21.06.09 by Estonian Bird Ringing Center
at Parnumaa, Estonia
On 23.11.14
Herring Gull ~ CC60V
Ringed in 2011
at Kotka, Finland update info later ..
On 23.11.14
Caspian Gull ~ 3L20
Ringed on 24.06.14 by G. Varnas
at Didzioji sala, Lithuania
From a mixed colony Herr/Casp
On 23.11.14
Herring Gull ~ 3L4X
Ringed on 24.05.14 by G. Varnas
at Didzioji sala, Lithuania
So that was it for ringed birds but what a fantastic 3 days ...
2 comments:
some of your finest work
Excellent stuff - I can't wait to hear more about your adventures in Lithuania.
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