Our GBBgull P:82B who decided to fare sake Little Marlow for Stratford sub Castle to the North of Salisbury has returned there, seen on the 29th March once more by Robert Blamey.

                                                      Robert Blamey ©

On the 16th March 2018 came the first sighting of Herring Gull 561 since it was ringed as a Pulli in June 2015.

Lee Collins ©

Thanks to Lee Collins for the above  sighting from Dawlish Warren Devon.

Great Black Back Gull P:82B was at Little Marlow, Bucks on the 21st March, by the morning of the 22nd March it was seen at Stratford Old Castle North of Salisbury by Robert Blamey.

                                                         Robert Blamey ©

Great Black Back Gull P:22B is once more at Saint Guenole, Brittany, France seen on the 21st March 2018 sighting from Pascal Bounie.

Ringed June 2014, seen by Pascal in May 2015 at Saint Guenole with a leg injury and badly oiled. Still able to fly it wasn't possible to catch it, but later somebody did manage to catch it. Luckily for our Gull it was returned to full health, and we have received regular sightings from Saint Guenole mostly from Pascal.

March sightings to date.

On the Axe Estuary Devon sightings by Ian McLean
GBBGull P:64B seen 7th March regularly seen on the Estuary
P:79A seen 21st March another regular visitor to the Estuary

Herring Gull 568 remaining at Lower Compton Landfill near to Bristol seen 19th March, sighting from Nick Adams and Peter Rock.

GBBGull P:82B returned to Little Marlow Gravel Pits, Bucks, seen 21st March sighting by Adam Bassett. Last seen there December 2017.

Saturday 17th March Luke one of our team, sighted GBBGull P:95B at Radipole Lake Weymouth.

This is the first sighting since August 2016 when it was seen on the Axe Devon by Steve Waite, originally ringed June 2015 as a Pulli.

Herring Gull 589 was still present at Dungeness on 9th March 2018, thanks to a sighting sent in by Jamie Partridge.

Previously seen there on the 5th March 2018.

Ed Macrill sent in two sightings of our Gulls both ringed as Pulli June last year on the Break Waters.

Herring Gull 687 making a return visit to Radipole Lake Weymouth on the 11th March.

                                                         Herring Gull 687 Ed Macrill ©

GBBGull P:48C first sighting since ringing seen at Ferry Bridge, Portland Harbour 13th March.

 

GBBGull P:48C Ed Macrill ©

Herring Gull 568 having sampled the delights of Lyme Regis in Dorset, has made the return trip to Lower Compton Landfill near to Bristol.

Seen 8th march by Nick Adams and Peter Rock

Herring Gull 659 is continuing it's stay at Lower Compton landfill near to Bristol seen by Nick Adams and Peter Rock 5th March 2018.

Showing liking for left over Pizza.....!!!!

Luke a member of our ringing team sighted Herring Gull 460 at Radipole Lake Weymouth on the 3rd of March 2018. Originally ringed at the Lake as an adult in February 2013, seen several times up to March 2014, then nothing until Luke's new sighting.

Two Herring Gull sightings thanks to David Walker Warden at Dungeness Bird Observatory.

Herring Gull 675 ringed as an adult at Portland Harbour Aug 2016 first sighting since being ringed was at Radipole Lake Weymouth 26th Feb 2018

Herring Gull 589 ringed on the Portland Break waters June 2016 first sighting since being ringed was on the 5th March 2018  at Dungeness

Sighting from the Otter estuary Devon of GBBGull P:89A returning to the estuary on the 3rd March 2018. The last sighting was also on the Otter Estuary in Jan 2016 both sightings sent in by Peter Bennett.

Two Great Black Back Gull sightings from the Otter Estuary in Devon sent in by Peter Bennett.

Both seen on the 11th February 2018

GBBGull P:20B last seen on the Axe Estuary Devon in May 2016 until Peters sighting.

GBBGUll P:88B A regular visitor to the Axe Estuary Devon, now moving along the coast to the Otter Estuary.

The Herring Gull part of our study was running for 10 years before being incorporated it into the wider Study we know have.

Richard Bonser who normally sends us sightings from the London area of our Gulls, has sent in a sighting of a Herring Gull ringed in Weymouth by Steve Hales during July 2006.

Richard read the BTO metal ring on Radipole Lake Weymouth during a February 2018 visit probably to see the Ross's Gull. A previous sighting also a reading of the Metal BTO ring was in January 2015 by Richard Taylor.

Amazing what can be done with modern optics and loads of patience, well done fella's.