U.NAW

Got this recovery today for a belgium rung Lesser Black Backed Gull seen several times in one of my local parks over the Christmas holidays and was still present at the weekend, and was quite amazed how old this bird was, ringed as an adult back in 2002 making it at least 16 years old!!

Thanks to Marc Van de walle for the history.

Life history of : U.NAW white on dark blue on right leg up

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Sex:

Location Date Observer Action Coordinates

Larus fuscus

Metal ring : L916592 Age apply colour ring : adult

Former code : UNAW

Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels-Belgium
Colour banding scheme gulls Belgian coast

06/07/2002 Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Vandenbulcke, Paul me 3°11'0''E 51°21'0''N

11/05/2007 Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Vercruijsse, Harry J.P. mt 3°11'0''E 51°21'0''N

05/06/2012 Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium INBO co 3°11'0''E 51°21'0''N

12/06/2012 Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Vercruijsse, Harry J.P. ob 3°11'0''E 51°21'0''N

15/08/2012 Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Vercruijsse, Harry J.P. ob 3°11'0''E 51°21'0''N

22/08/2012 Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Vercruijsse, Harry J.P. ob 3°11'0''E 51°21'0''N

05/11/2012 Ilford (South Park), Greater London, United Kingdom Leighton, Richard ob 0°4'0''E 51°34'0''N

25/08/2013 Ilford (South Park), Greater London, United Kingdom Leighton, Richard ob 0°4'0''E 51°34'0''N

30/08/2013 Ilford (South Park), Greater London, United Kingdom Leighton, Richard ob 0°4'0''E 51°34'0''N

22/12/2013 Ilford (South Park), Greater London, United Kingdom Hawkins, Paul ob 0°4'0''E 51°34'0''N

30/12/2013 Ilford (South Park), Greater London, United Kingdom Hawkins, Paul ob 0°4'0''E 51°34'0''N

19/01/2014 Ilford (South Park), Greater London, United Kingdom Hawkins, Paul ob 0°4'0''E 51°34'0''N

Action codes
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cf : only colour ring found
co : apply colour ring
me : apply metal ring
mf : only metal ring found
ne : nesting
vn : caught
cm : colour ring missing
de : dead
il : ill/wounded
mm : metal ring missing
mt : metal ring read
ob : field observation