As has been mentioned previously our main study is of the Gulls dispersing from the Portland Harbour Break Waters. However we believe nothing should be absolutely rigid and  Gulls have been ringed with Darvic rings carrying our codes in Weymouth and others on the Dorset, Devon Border. 

A freind and colleague Neil Croton lives on the Dorset, Devon Border and at times one of more Great Black Backed Gulls have visited his garden. Naturally being a Bird ringer Neil wondered was it one Gull or more and where does it or they go when not in his garden?

One way to find out was to catch and ring it, if this was possible.

As you can see it was possible, the GBbGull  has been ringed with a BTO metal ring and one of our Darvic rings. Now all we need is some sightings.

Continueing with the slight deviation from our core study. During November 2018 one of our team trapped a Black Headed Gull at Radipole Lake Weymouth, it was ringed with a BTO metal ring and released.

On the 28th Jan 2019 Mark Painter read the ring in the field, with the help of a Telescope at Mayflower Park Southhampton.