Three cheers for the Norwegian Ringing Scheme website

Its taken a while to get around to reporting the long staying Norway colour ringed black-headed gull from Tredegar House Lake, but the good thing about the Norwegian ringing scheme is that once the information is uploaded you get an almost instant reply. See details below with thumbnail photo of bird on its breeding grounds in Norway.  Gull colour ringing in Norway (7) Last CR-Code Green ring with white code: J89E LBM;RBGW(J89E) Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number K04589 Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus    Date Place Coordinates Days Distance Direction 03.06 2015    Texburger Vekerø, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway 59°55'04"N 010°39'35"E ----- ----- --- 01.04 2016  Smestaddammen, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway 59°56'08"N 010°40'46"E 303 2   Photograph: Rigmor Juul Hansen *** 2 entries in the database for this bird are hidden. Click here to search for all data for this bird. *** 18.04 2017  Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway 59°52'51"N 010°49'57"E 685 10   26.04 2017  Smestaddammen, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway 59°56'08"N 010°40'46"E 693 2   11.02 2018   Tredegar House Lake, Newport, Gwent, Great Britain 51°33'47"N 003°01'37"W 984 1260

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