All sightings are of interest especially so with Herring Gulls as they don't seem to be as popular as Great Black Backed Gulls, as a result we have a lower number of sightings.

Waste treatment sites help in producing sightings one very popular site with the Gulls is the one at Lower Compton near to Bristol, which is checked on a regular basis by Peter Rock and Nick Adams and we among others benefit from there observations.

Herring Gull 509 returned there on 25th January lured along with other Gulls by the culinary delights on offer.

It has been seen there in previous years 2016, 2018, & January 2019, after which it was seen on the Lower Test Marshes at Southampton that was in February 2019 then nothing until this year.

 Two of our Great Black Backed Gulls have visited Shoreham Harbour Sussex, from sightings received not many of our Gulls go east.

GBBGull P:33D ringed June 2019 gave its second sighting since then at Shoreham on the 21st January 2021.

                                                  P:33D Shoreham Harbour Photo Nick Bond.

                                       

GBBGull ringed in error with Herring Gull rings 628 ringed June 2016 has visited Portland 5 times, the Axe Estuary Devon, Bolougne sur mer and Shoreham on the 21st January 2021.

                                                            628 Photo Richard Fairbank

 Herring Gull 812 now in its 3rd year has made a return visit to the waste treatment centre at Lower Compton near to Bristol. Seen there on the 18th Jan by Nick Adams.

Nick noticed it was eating an unidentified piece of meat, as it is a waste treatment plant we think it best it is left unidentified.

 At the end of every year note books are checked for sightings that have gone un reported at the time, not a problem we don't mind they can always be added to our data base when they are found as with these two sightings.

Great Black Gull P:89A made two return visits to the Otter estuary Devon last year, the only sightings for this particular Gull for 2020. It had been seen there on previous occasions.

Seen by Peter Bennett on the 25th August and 31st October 2020.

 With the New year came our first Gull sighting of 2021, thanks to Shaun Grose via Mark Grantham and the West Cornwall Ringing Group.

Great Black Backed Gull P:56D was once more in Newlyn Harbour Cornwall seen there by Shaun on the 3rd January 2021.