It’s always special when I get a report of one of our
Herring Gulls from Iberia. White 5CK9 clearly likes the north-west of the
Peninsula. Ringed as a 3rd year+ female at Chouet Landfill in May
2011, this gull was seen in Sark the following summer. However, since then it
has only been reported from Iberia in winter. The first observation was at Boca
do Rio, A Coruna, Spain on 09 February 2013 (Juan Cabeza), with a further
report at Aguda, Portugal on 24 January 2014 (Helder Vieira). The latest report
came in on 24 November from Corrubedo, Ribeira, A Coruna, Spain (Ramsés
Pérez).
Such long distance migrant Herring Gulls are very much in
the minority of the Channel Islands’ birds.
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