Progression in Lesser Black-backed Gull chick growth – 20190614 - We are monitoring the breeding success of some of our Lesser Black-backed Gulls by regularly checking their young. This gives a nice insight in how quick t...

Second chance for a Pine Marten? - This is what crossed our path today on our way to Ommen (The Netherlands). Probably not a traffic victim, but likely a sick or exhausted (...

Nome . ALASKA - Un grupo de colegas se han ido a uno de los viajes mas deseados. Como siempre, Portillo me manda unas birras locales de las que disfrutan entre pájaros esp...

Thank you, Bill Clark - This May, I arrived at the dock to head out to Appledore and to my delight, found standing there, Bill Clark. Bill has been the one consistent thread runni...

May 2019 Quiz - *Age: *There are two generations of flight feathers seen here. The three outer primaries appear to be the juvenile (1st basic) feathers of a smaller hood...

ENCUENTROS AUDOUIN MAR DE ALBORÁN - Los compañeros de Guelaya Ecologistas en Acción de Melilla organizaron los días 13 y 14 de mayo unas jornadas para conocer la situación actual de la Gavi...

Bennachie Ringing Demonstration 13 April 2019 - On Saturday 13 April we were invited to host a ringing demonstration at the Bennachie Visitor Centre. It was a very chilly day but the sun was shining and...

- Tirsdag 30. april 2019 April måned er over og de fleste kråkene har dratt. De har nok andre ting å drive med enn å konkurrere med hettemåker og grå gås om s...

Gaviota cáspica en Colmenar Viejo - El pasado domingo 03 de marzo, Delfín y David pudieron observar un nuevo ejemplar de gaviota cáspica de primer invierno en el vertedero de Colmenar Viejo....

Saving a Yellow-legged Gull Photo Op! - This is a story about an encounter I had with a Yellow-legged Gull many years ago ( 8 years ago to be exact). For the unfamiliar, Yellow-legged Gull is a m...

Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans), ad, 13.01.2019, Grenå Harbour - Since this Caspian Gull was first found on December 11, 2010 it has wintered annually in Grenaa Harbor which makes it one of the returning individuals with...

Hasta muy pronto - Ha llegado el momento de tomarse un respiro. En realidad, lo llevo haciendo "de facto" desde hace unos meses y ahora os lo comunico: este blog no se actual...

Adult Polarmåke (Larus hyperboreus). Brennevinsmyra 07.04.2018 -

Bezoek aan de vuilstort van Blaringhem, Frankrijk (maart 2018) - *(English below)* Sinds oktober 2016 verblijven Jacob Jan de Vries en ik, Maarten van Kleinwee, twee keer per jaar 5 achtereenvolgende dagen op de vuilstor...

Finding out more about Hoodies - In an attempt to find out more about Hooded Crows (love them or hate them......we don’t know a lot about their movements and even less about their populat...

21.1.2018 - Great day! It looked very promissing when i arrived to the tip. After maybe few minutes of waiting i took a shoot:) with more than 350 birds!!! front ro...

Gaivota-de-cabeça-preta / Mediterranean Gull / Larus melanocephalus - Gaivota-de-cabeça-preta (*Larus melanocephalus*) RE6H + RL46 anilhada por Cap Ornis and House of Bay of Somme em Lanchéres Maison de L'Oiseu, Somme, Fran...

A Good Christmas Gulling on Herakleion Port, December 24, 2016 - *Yellow Lines on ground, a help in identification!* *14 Gulls in a show* *Adult Number 1*. Are any adults Yellow-legged Gulls without yellow legs ? or th...

Algunhas bolboretas nocturnas de Esmelle - Vou tentar facer un apartado coas bolboretas que vexo de noite sentado na entrada da casa. Non están ordenadas sistemáticamente nin de ningunha outra mañei...

Alderney Bird Observatory Up and Running - 1,500 birds ringed in first six weeks! - It has been a very busy few months up in Alderney, as we have been working very hard to establish the Alderney Bird Observatory. Our warden John Horton arr...

ROJO YAH2 (Serbia) - Anillada como pollo el 5.6.2011 en el lago Palic´, Serbia ( A.Žuljević & T.O. Mérő). En su primer invierno, ya visitó Porto do Son. En la primavera de 201...

1st portuguese record of Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis - The 1st portuguese record of Steppe Eagle *Aquila nipalensis* was made at Ponta da erva, Lisboa 08.07.2015 by Pedro Fernandes and Samantha Zaza, and 4 days...

Larus fuscus fuscus. 2cy. - A nice 2cy in July. Note the primary moult and feather replacement.

2w. Yellow-legged gull (L. michahellis). 09-11-14 - 2w. Yellow-legged gull (L. michahellis). 09-11-14 This individual shows a few Caspian gull (L. cachinnans) features. The plain cobert design and the white ...

Welcome back LBBG! - The spring is finally here and the first Lesser black-backed gulls (*Larus fuscus*) have started to return to their breeding areas. Also the roof-nesting ...

I know what you tagged last summer… - It’s been a few weeks now since I made it back from a winter trip to Sable… but first here’s a little catchup on our August trip in 2013. Continuing with h...

2cy Lesser Black-backed Gulls 2013! - 27. May this year a 2cy LBBG sat on the pier on Langvannet. A 2cy LBBG in Oslo is in itself quite good! Little did I know that this would be an extraordina...

First juvenile Dutch Herring - Last week, a short trip to the coast resulted in the reading of my first juvenile c-ringed Herring gull of tis year. When I saw the code I immediately reco...

Adult Caspian Gulls (2) - Recently down on the North Tees Marshes there has been numerous *Caspian Gulls* of varying ages, with 1st and 2nd winters being most prevalent over a serie...

Mew Gull Miracle - Yesterday I briefly viewed a adult Mew Gull at the Sault Ste. Marie Landfill. I was very distressed not to have gotten even a record shot. I returned today...

Glaucous, Iceland and a 2w Kums - 5th Feb. All day at Peterhead, taking advantage of some reasonable light for photography. This post shows a selection of white-winged gulls in the harbour...

1cy Herring x Caspian hybrid - Yesterday I visited Simrishamn, a great place for gulling in Sweden. Except for four Yellow-legged Gulls I also saw a Herring x Caspian Gull hybrid. I init...

Lesser Black-Backed Gull - BLACK [JZZ7] / white -

Herring Gull, Barneveld - Landfill - Pictures of a contrastingly patterned argentatus from Estland. Note the missing p1 in the left wing. A few inner greater coverts and upper tertials are re...

Trutar i januari - Adult michahellis, Simrishamn, 110118, Jörgen Bernsmo Att kolla trutar vintertid brukar inte alltid vara så givande om man är ute efter de två sydliga spec...

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