The colour ringed gull photographed was sat on the sand spit at Little Marlow GP just before dusk. The last three characters of the ring could be read easily as "UNE" but the first (bottom) character was partly obscured but it did appear to be a "7" or a "T". Adam Bassett confirmed that it would be a "T" and from a Polish ringing scheme.
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| Black-headed Gull "White TUNE" |
Having reported the details I now have the history of the bird. (Click image to enlarge). Note that it was seen in Marlow two days after my sighting.
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| The ringing site in Poland. A large lake. |
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| The total distance the bird has travelled is 826 miles (1330 kM). But stopping off in Holland on the way! |
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