Colour Ringed Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Anza, Morocco

Here is a comparison of the country of ringing for my Lesser Black-backed Gull reads from three trips to Anza, Agadir, Morocco - each trip has been in early December. The numbers refer to individual birds (not total sightings):-

Lesser Black-backed Gulls	2010	2012	2013
Norway	31	65	54
The Netherlands	32	64	54
Belgium	19	28	29
Denmark	4	18	23
England	17	28	22
Germany	6	8	12
Channel Islands	7	7	9
France	7	7	8
Scotland	0	5	6
Wales	2	5	5
Iceland	3	3	1
Ireland	0	0	2
Portugal	0	1	1
TOTAL	128	239	226
(Effort was more limited in 2010)

The complete picture by country for 2013 only is as follows:-

	The Netherlands	100	54
	Norway	105	54
	Belguim	59	29
	Denmark	36	23
	England	39	22
	Germany	21	12
	Guernsey	18	9
	France	12	8
	Wales	14	5
	Scotland	11	6
	Ireland	5	2
	Iceland	4	1
	Portugal	2	1
TOTAL		426	226