Thanks to the West Cornwall Ringing Group, we have the first sighting since ringing of Great Black Back Gull P:42D. Ringed as a Pulli on the Portland Break Waters in June 2019.

Seen in Gillon Creek near to Helston in Cornwall, seen there on the 25th April and present for several days prior to this.

An up date to our previous post, as Nick Adams has sent us a photo of Herring Gull 809 taken at Lower Compton.

                                                                    Nick Adams ©

Peter Rock and Nick Adams have a joint project monitoring the Gulls on two Landfill sites near to Bristol.  Which we have mentioned in previous Posts.

Nick luckily for him, lives within acceptable walking distance for exercise under the lock down conditions in the UK to Lower Compton Landfill.

Herring Gull 809 ringed in June 2019 on the Portland Break Waters, was seen at Lower Compton by Nick on the 17th April 2020. This is the first sighting since ringing.

Great Black Back Gull P:11D ringed as a Pulli in June 2018 on the Outer Break Water of Portland Harbour.

This Gull has only been sighted locally, at Portland Bill, Ferrybridge, Chesil Cove and now at Bincleaves in the North East part of Portland Harbour. As with all our Gulls where does it go between sightings??????

                                                 Photo and sighting by Bob Ford ©
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