First and foremost, thank you to those who posted comments about 'XVFM' (the presumed CaspianxHerring hybrid) in my last post...
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| There he/she is again |
I'm pleased to say I have heard back from the ringer, and this bird was ringed as a pullus on 9/6/15 here...
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| Grabendorfer See, Brandenburg, Germany |
This will give a better idea of where exactly that is...
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| It's come a long way! |
It was ringed in a Caspian Gull colony as a Casp, but the ringer says there are rouge Herring and Yellow-legged Gulls mixing in with these birds. Messy stuff, and look what it produces....messy gulls!
All in all it's been a very educational and highly interesting bird. Although I won't lie, I'd swap it for a pristine first-winter 100% Casp any day - they are such smart birds!
