Caleta de Velez, Malaga Province.

A few ringed Gulls.

Dark mantled adult unringed Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus).

A very quck visit to the fenced beach at Caleta de Velez near Torre del Mar in Malaga Province where I picked up a few ringed Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus), along with an immature Yellow-legged (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis) with a ring and hundreds of other Gulls and other birds including Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus) and Black-headed Gulls (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus), Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis),  Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo), Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres), Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and Monk Parakeet (Cotorra Argentina / Myiopsitta monachus).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus).

Metal ring: Stockholm ...8124865 Colour ring: Blue V.11N
Species: Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Ringing data
Age: Pullus
Date: 01-07-2017
Locality: Nidingen: Ost Rissasten, Kungsbacka, SV44 57.18N-011.54E
Ringer: Nidingens Fågelstation, Andreas Eriksson
Recovery data
28-11-2017 ES65
Mick Richardson
Blue V.11N CALETA DE VÉLEZ: PLAYA W MÁLAGA 36.45N-004.05W
Alive Colour ring read 7 81
Number of recoveries: 1

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) Originally rung at this site on 12th January 2013, thanks to Jose Sanchez Cordero (Coordinator of the ringing group Luscinia) for the info about this bird.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus).

Arnhem .5513158 Y-P||H Kleine Mantelmeeuw
Age & sexe : pullus
Ringing date : 15-6-2016
Ringing place : Moerdijk (Tetra Pak), Noord-Brabant, NL 5141.00 436.00 E
Ringer : Roland-Jan Buijs
Date Recovery site Remarks Observer
19-7-2017 Boignée (Vuiloverslag), Namur, BELGIE 5.029,00 N 435,00 E colourring read Robin Gailly
7-8-2017 Boignée (Vuiloverslag), Namur, BELGIE 5.029,00 N 435,00 E colourring read Robin Gailly
17-8-2017 Boignée (Vuiloverslag), Namur, BELGIE 5.029,00 N 435,00 E colourring read Robin Gailly
19-11-2017 Málaga (Haven), Málaga, SPANJE 3.643,00 N 425,00 W colourring read Salvador García Barcelona
28-11-2017 Caleta de Vélez (Haven), Málaga, SPANJE 3.645,00 N 404,00 W colourring read Mick Richardson

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) N0H1 not sent in yet but suspect also ring here or in Malaga port.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) R:C6R awating info.

Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).