Herring Gull 605 has moved from Park Grounds Landfill where it was seen on the 25th February and made its frsit recorded visit to Lower Compton Landfill, seen  there the next day 26th February by Nick Adams.

Great Black Backed Gull P:62A has returned to the Chard area, seen on the 26th February by Dave Helliar although this time just over the border in Dorset at Chard Junction Quarry.

As Dave noticed the Red code has gone very dark virtually black. Photo's Dave Helliar ©

Herring Gull 509 can usually be found on the Lower Compton Landfill near to Bristol, ringed in June 2014 and seen at lower Compton during 2016 & 2018. One sighting this year also from Lower Cmpton in January.

That was until 24th February this year when Paul Winter sighted it on the Lower Test Marshes near  to Southampton.

                                                         HG 509  Photo Paul Winter ©

A Great Black Backed Gull sighting from last month, P:35B was still in the La Coruna area of North West Spain present at Esmelle Beach on the 4th January seen by Jose Ramon Castro.

Herring Gull 605 is continueing to enjoy the delights of Park Ground Landfill near Bristol , seen there 25th February by Nick Adams.

The Channel islands are well known. Jersey for John Nettles and Bergerac. Guernsey and the Chouet area is reknowned for the presence of Great Black Back Gull P:43A

Sighted 20th February 2019 by Wayne Turner ©. Who is doing a fantastic job recording colour ring Gulls on Guernsey.

First sighting of our Gull from this year and later this year this Gull will have completed 7 years residency on the island .

Thanks also to Paul Veron for sending on the sighting.

Latest sightings from our Weymouth ringed Herring Gulls (all ringed in and around the Town) sighted at Radipole Lake Weymouth.

Sightings from David Bishop
Herring Gull784 seen 22nd January
Herring Gull 744 seen 29th January
Herring Gull 721 seen 29th January

Sighting from Allan Reese  also from Radipole Lake Weymouth of Herring Gull 773 on the 16th February

Allan Reese ©

As we mentioned in an earlier post, we used a string of 10 rings on Herring Gulls on the Break Water's in June 2016. The first sighting of any of these Gulls, was Herring Gull 605 which came in January and February  this year from Park Grounds Landfill thanks to Nick Adams and Peter Rock.
We now have another sighting from this group thanks to Edmund Mackrill from Radipole Lake Weymouth.

Herring Gull 603 ringed June 2016, first sighting since then on the 12th Feb 2019 Edmund Mackrill©
On the same day Edmund sent in another first sighting of  one of our Herring Gulls, 776 ringed September 2018 in Weymouth.         Edmund Mackrill ©

Herring Gull 605 has given its second sighting since we ringed it in June 2016. Once more at Park Grounds Landfill seen by Peter Rock on the 6th feb 2019

Adam Bassett sighted another of our GBBGull’s at Little Marlow Gravel Pits, Bucks 2^nd Feb 2019 P:41C second of our GBBG's to visit this site that we know of.

Ringed in June 2016, first sighting was at Rotherhithe Docks London in Oct 2016, next sighting was on the Axe Estuary Devon Sept 2017, then it appeared at Bexley Tip near London in Feb 2018, a return visit to Portland in August 2018 and now Little Marlow Buckinghamshire…!!!!! 

Will we ever know, does it go overland or round by the sea??????????????????

It would seem our Gulls took a break from giving sightings over the Christmas New Year period. Especially notable at Lower Compton Landfill near Bristol.

But it is ok Neil Adams has been in touch with  three sightings of our Herring Gull's

HG 659 seen by Peter Rock 30th Jan and Nick Adams 31st Jan, ringed in Weymouth
HG 509 seen by Nick Adams 31st Jan, ringed on the Break Waters