Many thanks to Peter Stewart of the Severn Estuary Gull Group for his swift response to my report of Blue CHL the colour ringed lesser black backed gull from Brynmawr. As you can see it seems the bird enjoys wintering in southern Europe and who can blame it!
Ringed 24/11/07 SGD Stoke Orchard landfill site, Gloucestershire. 51.56N 02.02W
Sighted 28/11/07 JDS Grundons landfill site, Gloucestershire (2 km, N, 4 days)
Sighted 05/11/08 JDS Grundons landfill site, Gloucestershire (2 km, N, 347 days)
Sighted 20/11/08 JDS Grundons landfill site, Gloucestershire (2 km, N, 362 days)
Sighted 12/12/08 MD Quarteira, Faro, Portugal (1718 km, SSW, 1 yr 18days)
Sighted 02/12/10 JC Boca do Rio, Porto do Son, Coruna, Spain (1155 km, SSW, 3 yrs 8days)
Sighted 15/01/11 GM Alcazar de San Juan tip, Ciudad, Real, Spain (1397 km, S, 3 yrs 52days)
Sighted 10/07/12 SW Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent (76 km, WSW, 4 yrs 229days)
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