From: Colin Jackson <colin.jackson@arocha.org>
Date: 2006-02-07 18:22
Subject: Norwegian visitor...
Just heard from Graeme at the Ringing Scheme of EA re the Lesser Black-backed Gull
I saw during the waterbird counts with a colour ring:
Your LB-b G had been ringed as a pull in NORWAY, their FIRST to Kenya and their
furthest south!
The distance is 7953 km, 150 degree bearing, 190 d elapsed time.
Black CR with White J027 Ringing Centre Stavanger Ringnumber 4248133 Ringer
Morten Helberg &Kjetil
Specie Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Sex X Age Pull Date 23.07.2005
Plac Maritholman Nord, Nordhorsvær, Sømna, Nordland, Norway Coordinates 65.19.80
N - 11.37.60 E
Date Locality Coordinates Finder No of Remarks
29.01.2006 Sabaki River Mouth, , , KENYA 03.09 S - 40.08 E Colin Jackson
190
The last one I had was 3-4 years ago and was from Finland...
CJ