Until this sighting on the 14th December sightings of our Great Black Back Gulls as with our Herring Gulls has been relatively routine coastal sightings with a couple of exceptions one being the sightings of P:82B.

Ringed as a Pulli on the 26th June 2015 on the Portland Harbour Break Waters.
first sighting came in January 2017 from Little Marlow,  Buckingham shire from Jim Rose.
Second sighting came from the Axe Estuary, Devon October 2017 from Ian McLean.
Third sighting was back at Little Marlow on the 14th December 2017 from Jim Rose

Is this a normal movement of a GBBGull or an exceptional one, only time, luck and sightings will tell us?

Herring Gull 648 ringed on the Break Waters on the 28th June this year, was seen for the first time since ringing at Penteween Sands, Cornwall on the 13th December 2017. Thanks to Mark Whitaker for the sighting.

Luke a member of our Gull ringing team sighted three of our GBBGull's at Radipole Lake Weymouth on the 6th December.

Ok not far from the ringing site, but

P:12A prior sighting was at Radipole February 2016
P:83B ringed June 2015 and this is the first sighting
P:74B ringed June 2015 and this is also the first sighting

Where have they been in the mean time.......????

A Gull up date from Ian McLean from the Axe Estuary Devon.

Herring Gull 473 ringed in Seaton Devon 2013 seen on the 20th November back on the Estuary.

Great Black Back Gull's
P:41B first sighting since ringing in June 2014 seen 20th Nov
P:56A seen 20th Nov
P:88B seen 20th Nov & 21st Nov
P:46B seen 21st Nov regular on the Axe
P:48B seen 21st Nov regular on the Axe
P:64B seen 21st Nov regular on the Axe

Thanks to Ian for the sightings

The Gulls are starting to go into there winter areas like the Otter Estuary in Devon.

Peter Bennett has sent in two sightings from the 22nd November Great Black Back Gull's
P:11B
P:81A  a Fisherman reports this Gull is regular in the Area, could have something to do with bits of fish be discarded.

An up date from Ian McLean on the Axe in Devon.

Herring Gull 472 ringed in Seaton Devon seen 2nd November
Great Black back gulls
P:97A seen 9th November Axe regular
P:88B seen 10th November
P:08A seen 11th November Axe regular
P:18A seen 16th November first sighting since Oct 2012 when it was on the East Looe River

One of our team Luke sighted Great Black Back P:07B at Radipole lake Weymouth 18th November, first sighting this year.

Lee Collins had a sighting of  a Great Black Back Gull P;09C at Dawlish Warren Devon on the 7th November 2017, ringed on the Portland Break Waters June 2016.

Sightings from the Axe Estuary Devon, sent in by Ian McLean. Ian also forwarded two sightings from Mike Locke.

From Mike Locke also on the Axe
Great Black Gull's
P:08A a regular visitor to the Axe where it goes in between times is still a mystery which we would like to solve. Seen by Mike 16th October 2017
P:65A ringed on the Portland Break Waters June 2014, the first sighting since then was on the 16th October 2017 on the Axe, another mystery we would like to solve.

Sightings from Ian
Great Black Back Gulls
P:79A Axe regular seen on the 22nd October
P:08A Axe regular seen on the 23rd October
P:82B seen by Ian 23rd October previous sighting was at Little Marlow Bucks in January 2017
P:87B seen back on the Axe 25th October following 6 sightings at Dawlish Warren Devon
P:97A Axe regular seen on the 26th October

P:21C seen 27th October, this is the first sighting since ringing on the 12th June 2017

Latest sightings of our Gulls from the Axe Estuary courtesy of Ian McLean

Herring Gull 476 ringed in Seaton Devon seen 10th October
Great Black Back Gull's
P:31A first sighting since Dec 2016 also on the Axe
P:83A first sighting since April this year
P:11B regular on the Axe
P:46B regular on the Axe

Up to date sightings of our Gulls from the Axe Estuary Devon

Great Black Back Gulls
P:11B seen 4th & 7th Oct
P:64B seen 5th Oct
P:25A seen 7th Oct
Herring Gull 472 seen 6th Oct

Thanks to Ian McLean for the sightings

Great Black Back Gull P:44A has visited quite a few places since being ringed as a Pulli in June 2012.

First sighting was on the Axe Estuary Devon and then Dawlish Warren also in Devon before moving on to the Camel Estuary in North Cornwall, it has visited Dungeness in Kent, Radipole lake in Weymouth Dorset and three sightings this year from Herriots Bridge Chew Valley Lake near Bristol.

The latest sighting 18th September from Richard Mielcarek.

An update from the Axe Estuary Devon sent in by Ian McLean.

Great Black Back Gulls.
P:11B seen 12th September regular on the Axe
P:46B seen 12th September regular on the Axe
P:79A seen 12th September regular on the Axe
P:22C seen 13th September first sighting for this Gull ringed June 2017
P:41C seen 15th September second sighting since ringing for this Gull ringed June 2016. first sighting was at Greenland Dock Rotherhithe London October 2016.

This is our second Great Black Back Gull movement away from the South Coast. In this instance to London and then back to the South Coast once more.

Great Black Back Gull P:20C seen of the Lizard Cornwall 10th September feeding on a dead Turtle.

                                                   Terry Thirlaway ©

Ringed June 2017 on the Portland Harbour break Waters.

Thanks to Terry for the sighting and photo and Mark Grantham for sending them on.

Great Black Back Gull P:79A was back on the Axe Estuary Devon on the 4th September, sighting sent in By Ian McLean one of our regular contributors.

The sightings from this particular Gull for us are setting sighting records.

Ringed June 2013 on the Portland Harbour Break Waters
First sighting by Lee Collins (another of our regular contributors) at Dawlish Warren Devon
Oct 2013

Since then Ian has sent in 57 sightings of this Gull commencing for Ian in August 2015, there have been an  additional 9 other sightings from other observers.

A up date of Great Black Back Gull's on the Axe Estuary Devon from Ian McLean.

GBBG p:88B 30th August, P:28A 3rd September, P:79A 3rd September.

Herring Gull 420 ringed at Radipole Lake Weymouth December 2011, was back on the Hayle Estuary 2nd September.

                         420 left of center and a St Ives H Gull to its right, photo Mark Grantham©

420 has been known to frequent the Pasty shop on Hayle Quay.
Obviously a Gull of good taste, you can't beat a real Cornish pasty!!!!

The last two weeks of August gave us an increase in sightings of our Gulls.

Ian McLean sent in 31 Great Black Gull sightings including P:27A making its first recorded visit to the Axe Estuary this year. Also Herring Gull 476 (ringed in Seaton Devon) seen on two occasions.

Dave Dawe also sent in four Great Black Back Gull sightings from the Axe Estuary.

We are happy to receive multiple sightings from the same day and the same site, nothing is refused all is welcome.

Mike John Morse sighted Herring Gull 590 at West Bexington Dorset.

   
                                       Herring Gull 590 West Bexington Mike John Morse ©

Steve came across a dead Herring Gull at Ferry Bridge Weymouth / Portland ringed on Skokholm July 2009 found May 2017. Not a rare movement from Skokholm but not a common one.

Herring Gull 453 ringed in Weymouth was back at Lower Compton landfill near to Bristol on the 16th & 23rd August sighting sent in by Nick Adams. Nick is a regular sight at Lower Compton checking the Gulls for colour rings.

Herring Gull 453 originally ringed in Weymouth has made a return visit to Lower Compton Landfill near to Bristol 10th August 2017. Thanks to Nick Adams for the sighting.

Great Black Back Gull P:95B was seen on the Axe on several occasions during July and August 2016. Originally ringed in June 2015.

It has made a return visit this year, seen on the 27th July by Ian McLean.

Great Black Back Gull P:87B is back at Dawlish warren in Devon.

                                               July 2016 Lee Collins ©

                                                  July 2017 Lee Collins ©

Great Black Back Gull P:64C was seen at Mevagissey Cornwall 24th July 2017.
The Basking Shark has been picked clean and replaced by a dead Sowerbys Beaked Whale, which is now receiving the attention of the local Gulls.

                                           P:64C sighted 24th July 2017 by Rob Wells ©

Herring Gulls 456 seen on the Axe Estuary Devon by Ian McLean 22nd July 2017
453 seen at Lower Compton Landfill near Bristol by Nick Adams 25th July 2017

Our thanks go to all for their sightings.

One of last years GBBGull Pulli seen at Chouet Beach Guernsey Channel Islands on 11th July 2017

Peter Howlett ©

Second sighting since ringing previous sighting December 2016 at Ammareurs Beach Vale Guernsey.

Thanks to Peter for the sighting and Photo.

Gulls on the Axe,

H Gull’s 456 ringed  Weymouth July 2015 seen  shortly afterwards at Radipole Lake Weymouth and now the second sighting from the Axe 11^th July 2017.

H Gull 536 ringed on the Break Water June 2015 first sighting since ringing also on the Axe 12^th July 2017

Where have these two been???????

GBBGull’s P:46B been somewhere since last Sept when it was on the Axe now back there on the 11^th July

P:79A seen 11^th & 15^th July

P:64B seen 15^th July regular on the estuary

P:88B seen 15^th July also a regular on the estuary.

Herring Gull 655 ringed last year in Weymouth Dorset continues to frequent Swanage Dorset Sea front, not actually stealing chips just looking like it might. Seen 13th July by Richard Caldow

Gull sightings from Devon, Dawlish Warren from Ivan Lakin & Lee Collins GBBGull P:87B sighted 23rd June & 30th June along with two ring reads of BTO metal rings on 7th July both Gulls ringed in 2012 on the Portland Break Waters one has been read for the 8th time by Lee.

Axe Estuary sightings from Ian McLean of GBBGull P:08A 4th July seen nowhere else but on the Axe & Herring Gull 455 ringed in Weymouth July 2015. One sighting in 2016 and the second 7th July 2017.

Sightings from Ian McLean on the Axe Estuary Devon of GBBGull's P:64B back on the 30th June and P:63B 1st July.

GBBGull P:44A was seen once more at Chew Valley Lake near to Bristol on the 3rd July by Rich Mielcariek.

Our thanks to them both for the sightings.

Ian McLean has sent in his list for the last week of our Gull sightings on the Axe Estuary Devon.

Great Black Back Gull's.

P:08A 17th June
P:64B  19th & 24th June
P:08B  19th June

All regular visitors to the Axe Estuary.

Herring Gull.

473 ringed in Seaton Devon Dec 2013, seen 24th June
613 ringed on the Portland Harbour Break Waters June 2016 first sighting since ringing seen on the 17th June

Herring Gull 659 was last seen on the 10th June by Richard Bonser at Rotherhithe on the Thames, Nick Adams saw the same gull on the 23rd June on the other side of the country at Lower Compton Land fill near Bristol.

Which makes us wonder what route did it take, over land or around the coast????

Two sightings from the Exe estuary at Dawlish Warren Devon from Lee Collins who has been busy writing his 2016 sightings report which will be available on line soon.

P:87B seen by Lee 27th May, 10th  & 16th June also sighted by one of Lee's colleagues Ivan Lakin 4th June all at Dawlish Warren.

Lee also sent in a metal ring sighting, as we all know not easy to read well done Lee, seen on 7 occasions the latest being 10th June.

Herring Gull 566 ringed in Weymouth July 2016 was seen back locally on the Beach in Weymouth, by Luke one of our team on the evening of 14th June.

In addition to the Gulls we ring on the Break Water we ring Herring Gulls in the locality all are part of the same project.

Richard Bonser has sent in a sighting of Herring Gull 659  ringed July 2016 on the shores of Portland Harbour. His sighting was at Rotherhithe on the River Thames 4th June & 10th June 2017.

Richards sightings of our Gulls are the first we have received from this area away from the normal sites in the Channel. Our thanks go to Richard for his efforts.

Great Black Back Gull P:79A ringed June 2014 has so far given 54 sightings up to and including the latest on the 2 June 2017 on the Axe Estuary Devon.

First sighting was on the Exe Estuary also in Devon by Lee Collins, the subsequent 53 sightings have all been from the Axe. Majority of which have come from Ian McLean including the latest with supporting sightings from Mike Hill.

We mention the number of sightings to high light the amount of time, patience and dedication to ring reading put in by many. We are very appreciative of every single sighting we receive, thank you.

GBBGull P:22B ringed June 2014 had an eventful start to life.

First sighted May 2015 in Saint Guenole Brittany by Pascal Bounie in an oiled state with a leg injury, it evaded capture at that time. Any injured animal or bird is very hard to catch, due to heightened survival instincts.

                                                 Pascal Bounie©  14th May 2015

                                                      Dirk Raes ©  11th Sept 2015

Luckily for this particular Gull someone was successful in catching it and bringing it back to full health.

We have 11 sightings during 2015, 2 during 2016 and 2 so far for 2017 thanks to all the observers who have sent in sightings and photos particularly Pascal Bounie.

Sighting of Great Black Back Gull P:07C on 1st June 2017 at Mevagissey Cornwall, the first sighting since ringing in June 2016.

                                            Photo Rob Wells ©

Rob reports it was feeding on a dead Basking Shark, natural recycling.

Alan Payne has had another sighting of GBBGull P:46A on the 27th May near to Looe Cornwall at Downderry still in the same area as the day before.

Herring Gull 635 ringed June 2016 on the Break Water previously seen on the Axe Estuary Devon by Ian McLean was sighted at Lodmoor RSPB Reserve Weymouth 22nd May in the Gull roost not far from its fledging site.

Ian McLean sent in his weekly list of our Gulls from the Axe Estuary GBBGull P:64B seen 27th May a regular on the Axe and a GBBG ringed by us last June but has a Herring Gull Darvic B/W 626 seen also on the 27th May.

Even with the best efforts with these large Gulls, errors do occur but they are extremely rare. There is a 0.5mm difference in the inner diameter of the rings.

Two GBBGull's sat on roof in Seaton Cornwall may not seem very exciting, but to our fledgling Gull project ( now in its 7th year with Herring Gull's and 6th year with GBBGull's ) it possibly is.

Why possibly?

It is the first sighting we have received to date seen on 26th May 2017, of two Gull's giving the observer Alan Payne the impression they are a pair.

Our Gull P:46A ringed June 2012, so now an adult appeared smaller than the accompanying Gull, hopefully a Male.

P:46A has been sighted in this area of Cornwall along with one sighting in Guernsey, several times since fledging.

A quiet week on the Axe Estuary in Devon for sightings of our Gulls. Ian McLean had one sighting for us Herring Gull 640 on the 17th May, third visit this year.

Quite a few regular GBBG visitors to the Axe missing during the week, must be visiting new areas.

A sighting from Looe Island Cornwall Claire Lewis (wardens assistant) sent in GBBGull P:75B seen 5th Jan 2017.

Ringed June 2015 and only previous sighting was also at Looe Island in Feb 2016.

www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/looeisland

A round up of sightings on the Axe Estuary Devon by one of our regular observers of our Gulls.

GBBGull's

P:08A seen 24th ,25th April also 10th May an Axe regular
P:25A ringed June 2012 1st sighting was in Jan 2013 2nd sighting 24th April 2017
P:62A previous sighting was in May 2016 and now 26th April also on the Axe
P:97A seen 27th April an Axe regular
P:79A seen 7th may an axe regular.

Herring Gulls on the Axe

472 ringed locally to the Axe seen 25th April
652 ringed in Weymouth Dorset June 2016 seen 9th May
640 ringed June 2016 on the Portland Port Break Waters seen 7th May

Our first ever off shore sighting came in from a Fishing Boat out in the Channel seen 18th May.

                                                                       Tom Russel ©
Tom reports it regularly visits his boat, an open Bait box is obviously attractive !

Great Black Back Gull P:44A since ringing in June 2012 has been sighted predominately at Dawlish Warren in Devon, with visits to the Axe Estuary Devon and Dungeness in Kent. On the 6th May 2017 it was observed at Sutton Bingham Reservoir in Somerset, our first truly in land sighting of one of our GBBGull's.

Great Black Back Gull P:48B has provided us with 8 sightings so far since ringing in June 2014.

Of these 4 have come from the Axe Estuary Devon from Ian McLean and 4 from West Bexington Beach Dorset part of the Chesil Bank.

The latest sighting is from West Bexington on the 30th April 2017.

Luke (team member) sighted P:01A back in Jan 2017 at Radipole Lake Weymouth, on the 2nd May 2017 Luke again sighted P:01A at Radipole Lake. Ringed June 2012 at the start of our c-r GBBGull's it has only been seen at Radipole with the exception of one sighting in 2015 when it was back on the Portland Break Waters. Where does it go in between sightings ????

Also present on the 2nd may at Radipole Lake was Herring Gull 612 first sighting since ringing during June 2016.

Great Black Back Gull P:01B was seen at Radipole Lake Weymouth (close to Portland Harbour ) 28th April 2017 by Luke one of our ringing team.

Ringed June 2013 seen once in each of the following years 2014, 2015 & 2016 all sightings from the Lizard Cornwall.

Ian McLean's weekly round up from the Axe Estuary Devon.

Great Black Back Gull P:79A 18th & 20th April, P:08A 20th April both GBBGull's are regular visitors to the Axe.

Herring Gull 640 ringed on the Break water June 2016 was seen for the first time since ringing on the 21st April also on the Axe by Ian.

Our Gulls so far have been mainly observed along the Channel and the Atlantic coast of France, with less than 5 exceptions.

The latest being GBBGull P:41C ringed June 2016 and first sighting coming 22nd April 2017 from Richard Bonser who saw it at Greenland Dock, Rotherhithe, London.

                                                   Richard Bonser ©

Up Date from the Axe Estuary in Devon thanks to Ian McLean.

Herring Gull 473 ringed locally 10th, 13th & 14th April
Herring Gull 673 ringed June 2016 Portland Break Waters first sighting on the Axe 14th April
GBBGull's P:08A 12th & 14th April, P:79A 14th April both regular visitors to the Axe

Ian McLeans list from the Axe Estuary Devon, gave two notable sightings, having said that all sightings are notable and of interest.

Gbbgull's P:63B, P:83A, P:88B regulars on the Axe seen 3rd April 2017.

P:68C ringed June 2016 first sighting was on the Otter in Devon  during February 2017 and Ian has had the second sighting on the Axe 5th April 2017.

Ian also had the first sighting since ringing in June 2015 of Herring Gull 547. Seen on the Axe 3rd April 2017, where this one has been for nearly two years, ah if only we knew.

Weekly round up from Ian Mclean on the Axe Estuary Devon
Great Black Back Gull P:87B 1st April
P:64B 31st March
P:88B 1st April
P:63B 29th & 30th March

Great Black Back Gull P:79A has paid a return visit to the Axe estuary in Devon on the 22nd March 2017.
Thanks to Ian McLean  for the sighting

Thanks go to Ian McLean for his list of our Gulls from the Axe Estuary Devon.

Great Black Back Gull's
P:08A  13th and 16th March
P;30B  13th March
P:87B  13th March
P:97A  13th March

All above are regular visitors to the Estuary, even so all sightings are of interest to us.

Great Black back Gull's
P:64B 1st sighting for 2017 seen 17th March on the Axe Estuary

P:04C ringed June 2016 the first sighting was in Port Guillaume Dive sur Mer Calvados France in October 2016, second sighting since ringing 17th march 2017 on the Axe Estuary.

Great Black Back Gull P:01C was ringed in June 2016 on the outer Break Water. The first sighting since then was on the 22nd February 2017 at St Peters Port Guernsey our thanks go to Paul Veron and Wayne Turner.

Great Black Back Gull P:79A was seen on the Axe Estuary for the 4th time this year on 8th March 2017 by Ian McLean

Another of our Great Black Back Gulls P:64C ringed June 2016 Has discovered Pentewan Sands Falmouth, Cornwall.

Sighted there 1st March 2017.

Sighting of  Herring Gull 668

Which was sent in by the West Cornwall Ringing Group. Seen at Swan Pool Beach Falmouth Cornwall 28th Feb 2017.

Ringed June 2016 seen at Lyme Regis Dorset Oct 2016

Sightings from the Axe Estuary Devon 20th,  21st & 24th Feb of Great Black Back and Herring Gull's. Thanks to Ian McLean who sends in regular sightings of our Gulls from here.

Herring Gull 607 ringed June 2016 first sighting since, 20th Feb.

Great Black Back's all regularly sighted on the Axe Estuary
P:83A  21st Feb
P:08A 24th Feb
P:97A  24th Feb

Herring Gull 607 ringed June 2016 first sighting since at Radipole Lake Weymouth 25th Feb

Sighting of Great Black Back Gull P:61B at Pentewen Sands, Cornwall on 25th Feb 2017 adds a new place name to the sites where our Gulls have been seen.

Ringed June 2015 first and only previous sighting Looe Island also Cornwall March 2016.

First sighting of Herring Gull 618 since ringing in June 2016 on the Portland Harbour Break Waters. The Gull was sighted at Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Hackbridge, Surrey ( Greater London ) 23rd Feb 2017.

Not a normal site for one of our Gulls to be seen.

From the sighting's we have received so far, they are in the main  usually coastal sightings.

Great Black Back Gull P:56A was sighted at Radipole Lake Weymouth 20th Feb 2017

Ringed June 2012 sightings from Looe Cornwall, Axe Estuary, Dawlish Warren in addition to the Radipole sighting.

Sighting from Radipole Lake Weymouth of Great Black Back Gull P;56A on Monday 20th Feb 2017.

To date this Gull has also been sighted at Looe Cornwall, Axe Estuary and Dawlish Warren Devon, since it was ringed in June 2012.

Sightings received of Great Black Back Gulls from the Axe Estuary Devon 16th and 17th February 2017.

P:08A present 16th & 17th Feb, ringed June 2012, first sighting Oct 2014 at Dawlish Warren Devon. The subsequent 66 sightings have all been from the Axe Estuary Devon.

                                          P:08A Axe Estuary Doug Rudge ©

 P:28A present 17th Feb A well travelled Gull ringed June 2012 and has been sighted on Guernsey, Coombe Cellars, Axe Estuary & Otter Estuary in Devon, Lizard & Looe Island Cornwall along with Radipole Lake in Weymouth.

P:44A present 16th Feb recently seen at Radipole as mentioned in this blog on the 7th Feb

P:87B present 17th Feb ringed June 2015 first sighting Oct 2015 at Dawlish Warren, 40 sightings up to and including Dec 2016 at Dawlish with the latest being the first sighting on the Axe.

All sightings sent into us receive a history of the Gull.

We are happy to receive any photos of Gulls along with the sightings.

Two GBBGull sightings from the Axe Estuary Devon, both regular visitors to the Axe and both seen on the same day 9th February 2017.

P:79A ringed June 2013
P:83A ringed June 2014

First Sighting since ringing in June 2016 of GBBGull P:62C from Coverack Harbour Cornwall on the 27th January 2017.  Thanks to the West Cornwall Ringing Group for the sighting.

Two sightings of Great Black Gulls from Radipole Lake Weymouth.

P:01A seen on the 30th Jan 2017 its third visit to Radipole out of four sightings (all local) since it was ringed as a Pulli June 2012.

P:44A ringed June 2012 with the first sighting following fledging on the Axe Estuary Oct 2012 a regular at Dawlish Warren Devon, one visit to the Camel Estuary Cornwall and Radipole 7th Feb 2017.

Herring Gull 420 ringed age 3 at Radipole Lake Weymouth Dorset Dec 2011 produced its 11th sighting from the Hayle Estuary Cornwall.

On the Otter Estuary Devon 2nd Feb 2017 was Great Black Back Gull P:81A.

Ringed as a Pulli June 2014, first sighting was on the Otter Nov 2014, since then sightings from the Axe and the Exe Estuaries in Devon and now back on the Otter.

Great Black Back Gull P:68C ringed June 2106 as a Pulli, was sighted on the Otter Estuary Devon 1st Feb 2017. This is the first sighting since it was ringed in June 2016.

A regular visitor to the scrapes on the Otter Estuary at Budliegh Salterton Devon since Nov 2015, is P:89A seen there again on the 29th Jan 2017.

Originally ringed as a Pulli June 2014.

Herring Gull 453 returned to Lower Compton Landfill near Bristol 26th Jan, hasn't been sighted anywhere else so far.

Great Black Back Gull P:82B ringed as a Pulli June 2015, has been sighted for the first time since ringing.

                                                                   Photo by  Jim Rose
At Little Malvern Gravel Pits Bucks 26th Jan.

Sightings generated by some of our c-r Gulls on the Axe Estuary Devon during the last week.

Great Black Back Gulls

P:83A on the 16^th, 17^th & 20^th Jan

P:30B on the 19^th Jan

P:97A on the 19^th Jan

As has been mentioned previously this site is under development, being a blog for sightings we are reliant on Birders sending in their sightings for which we are very grateful of the time they put in.

We are always looking for ways to make it more interesting.  As with all colour ring sightings and ringing more questions are generated than answered, for instance the following three Gulls.

P:08A Ringed as a Pulli June 2012, then no information until October 2014 with the first of 64 sightings to date. Impressive, yes but except for one sighting at Dawlish Warren Devon, the other 63 sightings have been on the Axe Estuary…..!!!!!

P:99A ringed as a Pulli June 2014, first sighting March 2015 Quiberon Brittany France, second sighting 19^th Jan 2017 on the Axe Estuary.

Herring Gull 473 ringed in Seaton Devon next to the Axe Estuary, Last seen November 2016 and next sighting 19^th Jan 2017 on the same Estuary

Where do they go in between times?  

Herring Gull 453 ringed and released at Portland Harbour Dorset July 2015, was reported for the 7th time at Lower Compton Land fill near Bristol on 20th Jan 2017.

Herring Gull 655 ringed and released in Portland Harbour July 2016 has so far been seen 3 times near the Pier in Swanage Dorset. The latest sighting coming on 14th Jan 2017.

Sightings from the Axe Estuary Devon Great Black Back Gull P:79A a regular visitor the the Estuary observed on the  9th Jan 2017.
Great Black Back Gull P:48B  previous sightings Axe Sepember 2015 next sighting West Bexington Beach Dorset July 2016 and the latest 11th Jan 2017.

On the Axe Estuary Devon from the 4th to the 7th January of our colour ringed Gulls there was one Herring Gull and Eight Great Black Backs, the Black Backs giving us ten sightings over the time period.

The Herring Gull 476 ringed in Seaton returned after a prolonged absence.

GBBGulls P:30B, P:79A, P:88B, P:83A, P:28A, P:81A, P:87B, & P:97A, of which P:87B made its first recorded visit to the Axe Estuary the others are regular visitors to the Axe and to the Exe Estuary P;28A also being recorded on the Otter Estuary.

Herring Gull 453 ringed July 2015 in Weymouth was seen at Lower Compton Landfill near Bristol 3rd Jan 2017.

Herring Gull 537 seen at Cap Gris Nez, Pas de Calais just before Christmas, was sighted on the fore shore of the River Thames at Lyle Park, Silvertown East London 2nd Jan 2017.

Ringed June 2015 on the Portland Break Waters as a Pulli.

31st December 2016 Great Black Back Gull P:87B was seen at Dawlish Warren Devon by Lee Collins.