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