Inspired by similar projects in the Isle of Man and the
nearby Chausey Archipelago, France, and conscious that we really don’t know very
much about our Great Cormorant population, the Guernsey Seabird Monitoring Team
(GSMT) arranged to begin a new project by colour ringing Great Cormorants
nesting in the islands. Initially this study is being run in Guernsey, but if
all goes well it could expand to include Jersey as well at a later
date.
The project was formally initiated today when two members of
the GSMT, with special permission from the authorities, visited the principal
colony to assess the season. It looks like another remarkably early season,
with some young already at least three quarters grown, while others are a matter
of a few days old. Fifteen chicks were ringed with both a metal ring and a black
colour ring (with a white double letter code). Hopefully we will add a few more
to this number over the next few weeks.
And so...the 2012 Seabird Monitoring Season is officially
under way…and we are full of excitement and anticipation – eager to see which
species are able to do well this year.
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