Norwegian Gull In Benson

The Black-headed Gull photographed by Alan Dawson at Benson Lock in November and December was ringed as a chick in the Oslo area of Norway in 2011.

It appears to spend the summer months in the Oslo area (presumably breeding) and is not recorded in Norway during the winter months.

The first record outside of the breeding season was in March this year at Little Marlow in Buckinghamshire. Then seen again in Oslo in April.

It has returned to the UK and is now wintering in the Benson area.

Thank you to Håvard Husebø from Stavanger museum for the information. And to Alan Dawson for the photo.