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| The 2Y Mew from Estonia |
Nov 22, 2011
Mew Gull from Estonia
Today we had a quick after work ringing session in the Bergen city center together with Finn Jørgensen. The second gull we caught had a metal ring. We did not see the ring before catching it since the ring was on tibia so it was pure luck that this individual was our next gull. The ring had the inscription Estonia Matsalu and number UA5970. The reaction was YES and a high five, because this is our first Estonian bird. We measured it and put on a plastic ring on the other tarsus. Information is sent to the Matsalu Bird Ringing Centre and we wait in excitement for ringing information and possible life history data.
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Wow, interesting bird. It is not normal that Mew Gulls at this age only have a white spot on p10 and not on p9. This is actually a fiel character of separating Ring-billed Gulls from Mew Gulls.
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