Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) loafing on the ice and drinking, taken by David Palmar at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow. One is colour-ringed, which when resighted and reported, allows the identification of the individual bird and the tracing of its life history. This gull was ringed in December 2020 by the Clyde Ringing Group at Victoria Park, Glasgow. Apart from a trip to Peterhead where it was spotted in April 2021, it has been seen several times since both at Victoria Park and at Bingham's Pond.
30 November 2023
Colour-ringed Black-headed Gull, Linlithgow Loch
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Linlithgow and Beecraigs
A colour-ringed Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) Red 2JN3, Linlithgow Loch, taken by David Palmar
12 March 2023
Choughs (red, white over blue, red, green over orange and green over orange, white), Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over blue (R W/B), red, green over orange (R G/O) and green over orange, white (G/O, W), Ardnave, Islay. R W/B is a female, born in 2006 and lived till the age of 4 in 2010, raising a total of 6 chicks in 2009 and 2010. R G/O is a male ringed as a chick in 2006. he is the longest living Chough in my photos, surviving to at least the age of 12 in 2018, and may still be alive. He bred in 2009-2013, and again in 2015-18, raising 26 chicks to fledging. R W/B and R G/O formed a pair who bred together in 2009 and 2010.
03 May 2008
Choughs (red, white over blue, red, green over orange and red, lime over white) Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over blue (R W/B), red, green over orange (R G/O) and red, lime over white (R L/W), Ardnave, Islay. R L/W was born in 2006, and died at the age of 3 in 2009. R W/B is a female, born in 2006 and lived till the age of 4 in 2010, raising a total of 6 chicks in 2009 and 2010. R G/O is a male ringed as a chick in 2006, and was still alive in 2018, having bred 2009-2013, and again in 2015-2018, raising 26 young to the fledging stage. R W/B and R G/O formed a pair who bred together in 2009 and 2010.
03 May 2008
Chough (red, lime over white), Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, lime over white (R L/W), Ardnave, Islay. R L/W was born in 2006, and died at the age of 3 in 2009.
03 May 2008
Choughs (red, white over lime and red, lime over white), Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over lime (R W/L) and red, lime over white (R L/W), Ardnave, Islay. R W/L was born in 2006 and lived till 2008, before it had a chance to breed. R L/W was born in 2006, and died at the age of 3 in 2016 before breeding.
03 May 2008
Choughs (red, white over lime and red, lime over white), Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over lime (R W/L) and red, lime over white (R L/W), Ardnave, Islay. R W/L was born in 2006 and lived till 2008, before it had a chance to breed. R L/W was born in 2006, and died at the age of 3 in 2016 before breeding.
03 May 2008
Choughs (red, white over lime and red, lime over white), Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over lime (R W/L) and red, lime over white (R L/W), Ardnave, Islay. R W/L was born in 2006 and lived till 2008, before it had a chance to breed. R L/W was born in 2006, and died at the age of 3 in 2009 before breeding.
03 May 2008
Chough (red, lime over white), Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, lime over white (R L/W), Ardnave, Islay. R L/W was born in 2006, and died at the age of 3 in 2009.
03 May 2008
Chough R W/L feeding, Ardnave, Islay
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Ardnave, Islay
Colour-ringed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) red, white over lime (R W/L), Ardnave, Islay. R W/L was born in 2006 and lived till 2008, before it had a chance to breed.