The New Year 2023 is off to a good start with sightings of our Great Black Gulls.

The first sighting of the New Year was from Eric Petit-Berghem with a sighting of GBBGull P:56F which has returned to Le Portel Harbour seen there on the 5th January after a visit to Boulogne Sur Mer.

GBBGull P:28F has made a return visit to Gann Estuary Pembrokeshire Wales. Seen there on the 7th January by Dave Astins, the previous sighting there was in November 2022. Ringed as a Pulli June 2022.