Ringing sites of Great black-backed gull
(n=)Recovery sites of Great black-backed gull
(n=)Facts
Birds ringed| Birds ringed | | 176 |
| Ringed as chicks | | 147 (83,5%) |
Recoveries| No. of recoveries | | 31 |
| No. of individuals | | 29 |
| Proportion recovered | | 16,5% |
Great black-backed gull is a common breeding bird in the Faroes with approximately 1,200 pairs. In the past, the species was intensively persecuted. It is still hunted, although to a lesser extent. 162 have been ringed in the Faroes, most on Svínoy (60). Most were ringed in 1960-63 (61), all of them during the breeding period (8 June – 27 August). 32 great blackbacked gulls have been recovered, four of them abroad. Autumn migration starts in August. 39 great black-backed gulls ringed abroad have been recovered in the Faroes, 24 from Iceland, 11 from Scotland, 3 from Norway and 1 from Russia. Icelandic birds have predominantly (71%) been recovered during autumn (August- December), whereas all Scottish birds were recovered in January-March. The only foreignringed bird recovered in the breeding season was ringed as a chick in Norway the previous year. 87% have been recovered dead, most of them shot.
Read more about the species in the chapter from
The Faroese Bird Migration Atlas here 
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