Always a little extra buzz when a Gull reappears after a long absence from the data sheets. Great Black Backed Gull P:55A has made a return visit to Saint Vast La Hougue Manche France. Seen there on two occasions during 2013.

The latest sighting was by Olivier Plisson on the 20th February. The previous sighting was on the Devon Axe Estuary in November 2015.

                                                        Photo P:55A Olivier Plisson©

                                                             Saint Vast La Hougue Manche

Great Black Backed Gull P:35B has also made a return visit, in this case to the La Coruna area of Spain.

To Ria do Burgo A Coruna seen there on the 23rd February by Ignacio Aparicio Montero.

                                                  Photo P:35B by Ignacio Aparicio Montero©

Location of La Coruna

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The last sighting was in this same area during September 2020.

 Herring Gulls don't feature very often in our posts, it is always nice when we can mention one.

Herring Gull 773 was hatched and ringed in Weymouth Town, it has been absent from the Radipole Lake area for the winter. The first sighting for this year was on the 19th February seen by Janice Grove in the Swannery Car Park and seen there again on the 20th February by Neil Price and his Son.

Great Black Backed Gull P:51D ringed June 2019 on the Portland Break Waters, made a return visit to Looe Island Cornwall. Seen there by Claire Lewis on the 29th January 2021.

                                              Photo Claire Lewis © Wardens Assistant Cornwall Wildlife Trust

 One of our most prolific Gulls for sightings has to be Great Black Backed Gull P:43A , clocking up its 109th sighting from the Island of Guernsey. First sighting for this year was on the 13th February at Perelle Beach seen by Wayne Turner.

Appropriately for the day prior to Saint Valentines day with a mate, photo by Wayne Turner. 

A return visit after just over a year since the last sighting  for Great Black Backed Gull P:08A to the Devon Axe estuary seen there by Ian MacLean on the 13th December. Its 87th visit that we know of to the Estuary for this GBBGull.  Since ringing only one other visit to another site which was to the Devon Exe Estuary in Jan 2013.

Another sighting from a little while back of Great Black Backed Gull P:13D  sent in by Alain de Dreff. Seen at Porsmoguer Beach Plouarzel Finistre Brittany on the 13th December 2018 fledging in June the same year.