We go out every June to the Portland Break Waters to ring the Gull Pulli then wait hopefully for sightings to come in. Some times they arrive within days of the Birds fledging or at other times we have to wait for information, a wait of a year or more in some cases.

As with Herring Gull 529 ringed June 2014, which thanks to Joe Stockwell sighting it on the 29th January at Radipole Lake in Weymouth, we now have the first sighting of this Herring Gull since fledging.

Great Black Back Gull P:21C was seen at Hope Nose Torquay Devon on the 28th January.

                                                                Photo Bill Deakins ©

Second sighting since ringing in June 2017. Photo and sighting from Bill Deakins.

Herring Gull 659 ringed in Portland Harbour August 2016, having made two visits to Rotherhithe Thames London has made its third visit to Lower Compton landfill near to Bristol.

Seen 26th January 2018 by Peter Rock and Nick Adams.

Great Black Back Gull P:58A was sighted on the River at Looe Cornwall by Derek Julian on the     23 rd January 2018.

                                                  Photo by Derek Julian ©

Ringed as a Pulli June 2012, seen regular in the Looe area with two sightings on Portland November 2012 and July 2015. Last sighting was in Looe February 2016 then nothing until Derek saw it this January.

We along with other Colour ringers are interested in every sighting no matter how frequent.

Herring Gull 659 ringed at Portland Harbour August 2016 was seen back at Lower Compton Land fill near to Bristol by Peter Rock, working with Nick Adams on the 9th January 2018.

Thanks go to them both for sighting.

End of 2017 sightings of our colour ringed GBBGull's and Herring Gulls from the Axe Estuary Devon, provided by Ian McLean.

GBBG
P:08A seen 4th December regular on the estuary
P:31A seen 29th December, first sighting since December 2016 also on the Axe
P:97A seen 29th December regular on the Estuary

Herring Gull's ringed in Seaton
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476
Both regular on the Estuary.