Great Black Back Gull P:35B ringed June 2015 on the Break Waters has been seen on two occasions at Dawlish Warren Devon in 2015 and in 2016.

Three times at La Caruna North West Spain during 2016 with a round trip to Dawlish in between two of those sightings and was seen again at La Caruna on the 24th Feb 2018 by Manu Santa- Cruz.

It holds the distance record as far as we know in our Portland Gull study.

A Herring Gull we ringed as a Pulli on the Break Waters in June 2014 has only been seen twice to date.

First sighting was by Peter Rock at Lower Compton Landfill  near Bristol and was in December 2016
The second sighting also by Peter Rock along with Nick Adams was at the same site was on 23rd February 2018.

A very discrete Herring Gull...!!!!

A first sighting of one of the Herring Gulls we ringed in June 2017 on the Portland Break Waters.

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Herring Gull 687 photographed at Radipole Lake RSPB Reserve Weymouth Dorset 18th Feb 2018 thanks to Richard Cope for the sighting and photo.

Herring Gull 659 remains in the Lower Compton area near to Bristol.

Thanks to Nick Adams and Peter Rock for the sighting.

Great Black Back Gull P:41C was sighted at Bexley Landfill on the 18th Feb 2018 its second visit to the Thames and London area.

Previously being seen at Rotherhythe  with a visit to the AXE Estuary Devon in between.

Thanks to Rowland -Jan Buijs for the sighting along with Jim Spooner and Peter Rock for forwarding the sighting to us.

Herring Gull 568 has forsaken Lower Compton Landfill near to Bristol and returned to Lyme Regis in Dorset, seen 11th Feb 2018 by Sue Murphy

                                                                     Sue Murphy ©

Herring Gull 472 ringed in Seaton Devon was also seen by Sue Murphy on the adjacent Axe Estuary on the 13th Feb 2018.

Sue Murphy ©

Up date on sightings of our Gulls from Ian McLean on the Axe Estuary Devon

Herring Gull 476 ringed nearby in Seaton seen back on the Axe on the 7th Feb 2018, so far it has not been seen anywhere else we can only hope.

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P:13A ringed as a Pulli June 2012 seen by Ian 21st Jan 2018 only the third sighting since ringing
P:68C  ringed June 2016 seen 21st Jan 2018 also a third sighting since ringing
P:30B seen 31st Jan 2018 has moved back along the Devon coast from Dawlish Warren
P:88B seen 6th Feb 2018 a Axe regular

Our Herring Gulls at Lower Compton Land fill near Bristol a very popular site for our and other  Gulls.

2nd February 453, 552, & 659
659 was there again on the 6th February

Thanks to Peter Rock and Nick Adams for the Lower Compton sightings.

Over to Dawlish Warren Devon and Great Black Back Gulls on the 4th February
P:81A a Devon regular
P:30B regular on the Axe now a visit to Dawlish
P:21C first sighting was at Hopes Nose Torquay and now Dawlish

Thanks to Lee Collins for the sightings, Lee is one of the most prolific recorders of colour rings of all species.

Thanks to Stan Christophers we have our first sighting of Herring gull 611, seen at Penteween Cornwall on the 30th January 2018.

First sighting since ringing in June 2016 on the Portland Break Waters.