Yellow-legged Gull at Leadenham

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis with Herring and Great Black-Backed on 27th Dec 2011.

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Leadenham Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull
CR-Code Black ring with white code: JA510 LBNW(JA510);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 3023010
Species Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Sex Unknown Age Pullus

Date Place Coordinates Observers Days/km/°
09.07 2008 Herreholmen, Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway 58°02'02"N 006°57'51"E Hansen, Tor Oddvar -
14.12 2011 Leadenham Rubbish Tip, Lincolnshire, Great Britain 53°03'38"N 000°33'48"W Chick, Andrew 1253/728/223

Russian Great Black-backed at Leadenham

RING NUMBER Moskwa ES-14 633 plus markers KF24 white plast. ring
SPECIES Larus marinus
AGE pull
RINGING DATE 10.07.2010
PROVINCE Russia, Murmansk O.
RINGING PLACE Kandalakshskiy Nature Reserve, Severnoe lesnichestvo, isl. Lunnye
COORDINATES 67.05 N 32.29 E

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FINDING DATE 02.12.2011
PROVINCE Great Britain, Lincolnshire
FINDING PLACE Leadenham Tip
COORDINATES 53.04 N 0.34 W
FINDING Larus marinus, 1 y
DETAILS sight record colour mark
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DISTANCE 2339 km DIRECTION 229 degrees ELAPSED TIME 510 days

George Osborne review of environmental spending

Since becoming Chancellor, George Osborne has implemented a review of environmental spending, supported scrapping the ‘red tape’ that protects the natural environment, and called for the reform of England’s planning system. It’s clear that short-term economic growth is his priority, but there is a real danger that might come at the expense of the natural world that sustains us.

In his autumn statement Osborne referred to the Habitats Regulations, which ensure major developments don’t destroy our most precious wildlife sites, as a ‘ridiculous cost on British business’ and claimed that they amounted to ‘gold plating’ on European legislation.

Secretary of State for Environment, Caroline Spelman, recently stated that the natural environment underpins global economic performance. She had good reason to sound authoritative; she has the weight of evidence from some of the most authoritative research compiled in recent times to back her up.

GB from Norway at Leadenham

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Seen Leadenham Tip on 1st December 2011


Last CR-Code Black ring with white code: JH425 LBNW(JH425);RBM
CR-Code Pale blue ring with black code: JB84 LBPN(JB84);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 384484
Species Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Sex Unknown Age Pullus

Date Place Coordinates Observers Days/km/°
19.06 1997 Storøy, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Jåbekk, Runar
25.07 2001 Årøy, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Flesjå, Inge
26.07 2001 Årøy, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Flesjå, Inge
11.06 2002 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Helberg, MortenJørgensen,
04.06 2003 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Jørgensen, Finn
Colour mark replaced: Black ring with white code: JH425 LBNW(JH425);RBM
28.06 2011 Brennevinsmyra, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway Helberg, Morten
20.08 2011 Maløya Torland, Klaus Helberg, Morten
01.12 2011 Leadenham Rubbish Tip, Lincolnshire, Great Britain Chick, Andrew




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Urgent: We need your help to save our marine wildlife

We need your help to save our marine wildlife


Manx Shearwater - June 2011 Image Andrew P. Chick


Adult Kittiwake - Sept 2011 Image Andrew P. Chick


Risso's Dolphin Sept 2011 - Image Andrew P. Chick

Urgent: We need your help to save our marine wildlife

We are in danger of losing three-quarters of our Marine Conservation Zones before they've even been designated.

The long-awaited network of marine protected areas, promised by Government for 2012, is in danger. Please help by telling Minister Richard Benyon that you care about our seas and want 127 Marine Conservation Zones.

After two years of consultation with more than one million stakeholders including fishermen, conservationists and businesses, 127 Marine Conservation Zones were recommended to Government. These zones are a network throughout our seas, representing different habitat types and protecting many species, and include six sites off the Lincolnshire coast. Now Government has lost its direction and is proposing to over-ride the recommendations of local people and cut the 127 sites down to just 30.

We need you to write to Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon MP, in support of Marine Conservation Zones. We would be very grateful if you could write to the Minister highlighting your concerns. Please write today. A template letter is included in this email.

Paul Learoyd, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Chief Executive, said: "With Wildlife Trusts all around the UK, we are lobbying hard for the successful completion of a process that will make the difference between the life or death of our seas. We need to demonstrate the weight of public support for Marine Conservation Zones to Government. This is a once in a lifetime chance. We can't afford to let it slip away."

Thank you for your help.

Please let us know when you've written by emailing rshaw@lincstrust.co.uk

Please send the template letter to:

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Richard Benyon MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Defra
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR

Email: richard@richardbenyon.com


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Template Letter


I am writing to urge you to take forward all 127 Marine Conservation Zones next year.

As a supporter of The Wildlife Trusts' Petition Fish campaign, I have been encouraged by the all-party support for the Marine Act and your personal commitment to Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation.

I was also encouraged to see the network of 127 MCZs proposed by stakeholders this summer. Each MCZ is vital on its own but they are even more important together to help our seas become some of the most productive and wildlife-rich on Earth.

I share the belief expressed by The Wildlife Trusts that all 127 MCZs must be designated. Reducing the number of MCZs risks losing essential protection for marine species and habitats.

You have an unprecedented opportunity to allow marine conservation to catch up with the great strides made on land. There has never been a more crucial or opportune moment to put in place the protection our seas so urgently need.