White 21L6 - An Update

Black-headed Gull - White 21L6

Black-headed Gull - White 21L6 at Lettercreeve Housing Estate, Ballymena.

Now that the breeding season is practically finished for most Black-headed Gulls, many are now on the move and have begun their journeys to their wintering grounds.  From time to time, I shall endeavour to follow up on ringed gulls and other species that I have previously recorded.

The first of these is White 21L6, which I spotted at the Lettercreeve Housing Estate in my home town of Ballymena, on the 13th August 2014.  Today, I emailed Tim Ball of The Reading and Basingstoke Ringing Group to enquire about any further re-sightings of this BHG.

Within minutes, I received a reply from Tim with an updated file for 21L6.  Since I recorded it in Ballymena, this BHG has been recorded 15 times, all at Hosehill Lake Local Nature Reserve in Reading England, where it was ringed as a chick on the 13th June 2013.  I have added the first and last of these re-sightings to the table below,

Over the next couple of months, I shall be keeping a lookout in the event 21L6 should re-appear again in Ballymena.

Many thanks to Tim Ball for the latest update and for such a speedy reply.

Date	Details	Location
13 Jun 2013	Ringed as a Chick	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
26 Jun 2013	Ring Read by an Observer	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
04 Jul 2013	Ring Read by an Observer	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
02 Feb 2014	Ring Read by an Observer	Navan, Co. Meath, Republic of Ireland.
28 May 2014	Ring Read by an Observer	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
30 May 2014	Ring Read by an Observer	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
03 Jun 2014	Ring Read by an Observer	Burnthouse Lane Gravel Pits, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
09 Jun 2014	Ring Read by an Observer	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
13 Aug 2014	Ring Read by Gareth D.A. Platt	Lettercreeve Est., Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
04 May 2015	Ring Read by an Observer	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.
01 Jul 2015	Ring Read by an Observer	Hosehill Lake LNR, Reading, West Berkshire, England.

Detail for Black-headed Gull  -  White 21L6

(1st and last 2015 Re-sightings in Grey)

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