10th July 2019 Last Visit to the Rafts
The final visit saw 5 Black-headed Gulls ringed.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 5 | 5 |
Black-headed Gull session at Fishers Green
A good sesson today with a team of six ringing a sample of Black-headed Gulls at Fishers Green along with some Common Terns.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 35 | 36 |
14th June Visit to Tern and Gull Rafts
A visit to Fishers Green was undertaken to ring Black-headed Gulls on the Friday evening. Due to some issues with raft fences we were only able to visit two of the rafts and ring a sample of gulls. Common Tern nests were checked and counted and this was a useful exercise.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 39 | 38 |
Methods
The Southern Colour Ringing Group rings Black-headed Gull pulli (young in the nest) nesting on rafts at Fishers Green in the Lee Valley Regional Park.
In addition to a conventional BTO metal ring, we also fit colour rings (yellow with a black code starting with '2') which allows the birds to be relocated without needing to be recaptured. There are many more bird-watchers looking for colour-ringed birds, so this greatly improves our chances of understanding the movements of the birds from the Lee Valley breeding site.
If you see a bird with one of our colour rings, please use the submission form or send details (ring-code, date, location, species) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Ringing totals
2016 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 96 | 96 |
2017 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 69 | 69 |
2018 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 120 | 108 |
2019 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 79 | 79 |
Grand totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed Gull | 411 | 399 |