Pretty grim weather for any birders out there today, with very limited sightings as expected! Amongst the stormy weather were 3 Kittiwake seen from Branksome Chine this morning. If you regularly read our sightings page, you may have seen us post about a BTO metal ringed Black-headed Gull, seen from Baiter Park Car Park, which was originally ringed as an adult in Dec 2011. Well today we got the data back from the BTO and turns out it was ringed at Poole Park, a stunning movement of 2km! Joking aside, if you ever see a ringed bird when out birding, try your best to read it, and submit to the BTO. It’s all really important data, to enable us to find out more about a whole range of aspects of bird ecology and behaviour including longevity, site fidelity, and movements.

Metal ringed Black-headed Gull, Baiter Park 16 Feb © Joe Parker