Croatian Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) at Miedwie Lake

Is not the first Croatian Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) who visit the Miedwie Lake (the fifth bigest lake in Poland). They really like roosting place on the north coast (Morzyczyn). Look forward to hearing from Luka about ringing details.

fot. Lukasz Borek - gulls readers :)

fot. Lukasz Borek - white SK41, 14.08.2011 Miedwie Lake

Visiting Mallorca

Zbyszek Kajzer spent his holiday at Mallorca. BTW he's read some Audouin's Gulls (Ichthyaetus audouinii) from Spanish project. Some pictures of them attached.

fot. Zbyszek Kajzer - Es Caragol, Mallorca

African !!! Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) found in Poland

We have been so lucky! me and Lukasz Borek were ringing chicks in one of the West Pomeranian gull colony. We chanced on death metal ringed Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and first didn't belive >>> [INORM SAFRING UNIV. CAPE TOWN S.A. 4H511**]

More than months past since we send the email to the S.A. station and still haven't got any ringing data (for me best rocovery since i've started bird watching :) )

Spanish ringed Black-headed Gull breed on Mietkow lake

Great news from Maciej Gajewski. On the begining of the June he visited gull colony on Mietkow lake where he read the BHG with spannish ring. The gull was ringed on November 2009 in Barcelona (Zoo de Barcelona, Spain), about 1000 km distance to breeding area.

fot. Maciej Gajewski
fot. Maciej Gajewski

English Black-headed Gull on Miedzyzdroje beach [Poland]

On the begining of the June Piotrek Zientek read and photographed the Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) with ring LONDON EX 42382 in Międzyzdroje (Baltic Coast, Poland).

If anyone recognise this ring number, please contact us for details: kolring.team@gmail.com

fot. Piotrek Zientek
fot. Piotrek Zientek

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) with Cech metal ring found in Poland

On 30th May Piotrek Zientek observed and photographed two adult Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) on small fishpond near Głowaczewo, West Pmerania, N Poland. He saw the metal ring on one bird but the distance was too far. Two day after Miłosz Kowalewski made lot's very good quality pictures which help to read a whole number. The bird was ringed 10 years ago in Zliv (Chech Republic) !!! as chick.

fot. Piotr Zientek

fot. Piotr Zientek
fot. Miłosz Kowalewski

Croatian guest on Baltic Sea

On the 28th of may Zbyszek Kajzer read the Croatian Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) in Trzesacz (Baltic Sea). It's quite interesting, becouse normally we observed gulls with Croatian rings in Poland from early Autumn to Winter.

fot. Zbyszek Kajzer

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) [The fishing line catch]

Ringers hates sparrowhawks who are sitting beside feeder and shy other species. Especially sparrowhawks who see and avoid a mist net :) Lukasz had a bad luck this winter, it is the second predator who really likes a small tree near his feeder.

He had tried to find out the right solution and found a fishing line. Made a lasso, put on the tree and ....

fot. Lukasz Borek
fot. Lukasz Borek
fot. Lukasz Borek
fot. Lukasz Borek

Neck bands reading

I've recived Piotrek Zientek's email with two interesting observation of banded birds from the Polish seaside. First the Greyleg Goose (Anser anser) from Sweden and the Latvian Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus). Both birds read in a field near Dzonowo.

fot. Piotr Zientek

fot. Piotr Zientek

Our Common Gulls (Larus canus) in Uckermunde

Just recived an email from Frank Joisten who has read two Common Gulls (Larus canus) in Uckermunde, Germany. What funny... both of them were ringed by polish ringers, but one bird in Szczecin, second probably in the Slask.

fot. Frank Joisten