On the 22nd February Bill Haines saw a colour-ringed Cormorant down at the Concrete Barges. It had PBX in green on a white Darvic ring and a bit of sluthing resulted in some amazing facts coming to light. Many Cormorants in the South East and East Anglia are colour ringed and I would have suspected that this was one of those but no.... it was from much further afield having been rung as a nestling north of Aberdeen at Whinnyfold on the 17th June 2010 over 500 miles away!
It has been recorded each September since in Aberdeen Harbour but never south of that. Perhaps it has been wintering down here every year and it will be interesting to see if it goes back to its natal ground once again.
Cormorants - Rachael Webb
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Or it may be one of the first to cast its vote. . ..