Monday 29 March 2021

 Another sighting from Guernsey at a new site for our Gulls Jaonneuse Bay, although close by to another favourite site Chouet. Chouet was a landfill which has now closed.

Abby Domaille sent in a sighting of great Black Backed Gull P:73C a regular visitor to Guernsey seen there on the 28th March at Jaonneuse Bay.

                                                              Photo Abby Domaille ©



 We need to catch up before we get to far behind with the sightings. Wayne Turner has sent in two from Perelle Beach Guernsey.

Great Black Backed Gull P:05D still present on the 3rd March, why move from a nice place.

P:05D Photo Wayne Turner ©



Great Black Backed Gull P:32D was once again at Perelle Beach on the 26th March.
P:32D Photo Wayne Turner ©




Friday 19 March 2021

 Perelle Beach Guernsey continues to keep and attract the attention of our Great Black Backed Gulls, we have received 2 more sightings from there thanks to Wayne Turner.

Great Black Backed Gull P:63D is continuing its stay there and has been joined by another Great Black Backed Gull P:32D. Both were hatched on the same section of the Break Waters in June 2019. 

This is the first sighting of P:32D since ringing and both Gulls were sighted on the same day 18th March by Wayne.

                                                                  Photo Wayne Turner ©



Thursday 11 March 2021

 Thanks to the efforts of Abby Domaille and Wayne Turner we have a regular supply of sightings from the Channel Island of Guernsey, along with excellent photos which we are always happy to receive.

The latest sightings from Abby and Wayne are all from a site which is proving to be the place for our Gull's at the moment and that is Perelle Beach.

Great Black Backed Gull sightings Perelle Beach.

P:43A seen 6th March by Wayne

P:05D  seen 8th March by Abby

P:42B seen 9th March  by Abby & Wayne

P:63D seen 9th March  by Wayne & Abby

GBBGull P:43A  Wayne Turner




Saturday 6 March 2021

 Perelle Beach Guernsey is the place at the moment to see our Gulls, Wayne Turner has sent us another two sightings from there.

Great Black Backed Gull P:05D was still present on the 5th March, along with a new comer and a first sighting for this new Gull since ringing.

Great Black Backed Gull P:63D ringed during June 2019 and the first sighting was at Perelle Beach on the 5th March.

Photo Wayne Turner ©




Friday 5 March 2021

 As we mention from time to time it is always nice to get a Herring Gull sighting come in. Thanks to David Bishop we have another one. 

Herring Gull 590 with its first sighting since ringing, seen on the 3rd March at Ferry Bridge between Weymouth and Portland.

Ringed during June 2016 this is the first sighting anywhere, naturally we are very pleased that David sighted it.

Wayne Turner is continuing his good run of Gull sightings on Perelle Beach Guernsey with Great Black Backed Gull P:42B. Seen on its first recorded visit to Guernsey on the 4th March by Wayne.

                                                   GBBGull P:42B Photo Wayne Turner©

Only two other previous sightings to date, 

Coverack Harbour Cornwall Feb 2015 and West Bexington Beach Dorset July 2020. Following on from being ringed as all our Gulls are as a Pulli during June 2014.

Wednesday 3 March 2021

  Following on from the closure of the Chouet Landfill, Perelle Beach has taken over as the in place to see Gulls on Guernsey CI.

Thanks to Wayne Turner we have two more sightings of our Great Black Backed Gulls from there.

P:73C has returned to Perelle seen there on 1st March, the last sighting was on the same Beach in September 2020. A regular visitor to Guernsey since it was ringed during June 2016 with one visit to Dawlish Warren Devon and one visit to Normandy.

                                                                    Photo Wayne Turner©

Following in the web steps of the previous GBBG is P:05D with a first sighting anywhere since ringing during June 2019. Seen at Perelle Beach on the 2nd March also by Wayne Turner.

Photo Wayne Turner ©