Below are details of sightings of the adult Mediterranean Gull with the green leg ring 32LU seen last Sunday at Loughshore Park, showing that the bird was ringed as nestling in Belgium in 2011, then making it's way to the Canary Islands in early 2012 before its first sighting in Northern Ireland in June 2012. A well travelled bird.
Green 32LU right Bruxelles E928184 pullus 13/06/2011 De brakke kreek, Doelpolder Noord, Doel, Antwerpen, BELGIUM 51,2N De Smet, Geert.
Sightings for individual: 31705
12/01/2012 Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canarias Island, SPAIN 28,08N read as ?5LU del Campo, Francisco
15,26W
04/02/2012 Las Canteras harbour, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canarias Island, SPAIN 28,09N 15,25W del Campo, Francisco
25/06/2012 Belfast, Northen Ireland, GB 54,38N 5,53W Robson, Brad J.
20/07/2013 Whitehead, Antrim, Northern Ireland, GB 54,45N 5,42W Enlander, Ian
24/07/2013 Whitehead, Antrim, Northern Ireland, GB 54,45N 5,42W Moore, Cameron
02/11/2013 Whitehead, Antrim, Northern Ireland, GB 54,45N 5,42W Moore, Cameron
16/12/2013 Sandybay, Larne, Northen Ireland, GB 54,51N 5,47W Moore, Cameron
05/10/2014 Loughshore Park, Antrim side of Belfast Lough, Northen Ireland, GB 54,4N 5,54W McKee, Stuart
Total number of sightings : 8
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