During my week in Morocco
earlier this month, I was fortunate to see nine of my own colour-ringed LBBGs
from Guernsey. However, thanks to prompt replies from Roland-Jan Buijs and Eric
Stienen (respectively), I have just learnt that I saw some other “familiar”
gulls at Anza. Remarkably I had observed two of the gulls (one from The
Netherlands – Black 9.8 and one from Belgium –Blue UJAC) in September 2013 in the Algarve,
Portugal. What are the chances of this?!
Less surprising, given LBBGs
known winter site fidelity, I have also discovered that many of the gulls seen
this December (including three Guernsey birds) had been seen by me at the very
same site (Anza) either in December 2010 or 2012 (or
both!).
It really is remarkable to meet
up with the same gulls so far apart on the globe!
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