Herring Gull ringed as a pullus on the museum roof 17th July 2023 was found entangled in fishing line with a hook in its bill & successfully rescued 10th August 2023 and still present at LBO up to 6th December 2023 was photographed at Wansted Flats, Greater London on 28th December 2023. We were beginning to think that this one wasn't going to go anywhere.
Ringed Plover ringed Nowy Świat:przekop Zatoka about 40 km from Gdansk, Poland 17th August 2023 & seen nearby at Skowronki, Poland 10th September 2023 was on the beach at LBO 3rd January 2024. There are only 19 previous Polish ringed Ringed Plover ever recorded in the whole of the UK. This bird was in its first winter and it is not known what proportion of Ringed Plover from populations around Fennoscandinavia & the Baltic winter in the UK.