14 Year old Herring Gull

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06 Dec 2025 11:41 #9726 by Pete Locking
On the 4th. Dec Dean Nicholson photographed a Herring Gull : yellow Y-043 on the beach at Mablethorpe. This was ringed as an adult at Harwood Whin Landfill Site near York on 26th. Oct 2015 meaning it's at least 14 years old. It has bee reported from Washington WWT Tyne & Wear on several occasions in 2022, Pugneys CP, W Yorkshire in Feb 2024, and lastly Ravensthorpe, W Yorkshire on 2nd March 2024 before finding its way to Mablethorpe.

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