A little behind with our posts time to catch up.

Ian MacLean sighted Great Black Backed Gull P:62A making a return visit to the Devon Axe Estuary seen on the 13th July. More commonly seen in land on the Somerset Dorset border near to Chard, on the reservoirs.

In June Wayne Turner made a visit to Lihou island off the coast of Guernsey to see if he could find any evidence of GBBGull P:43A breeding over there. Wayne returned twice in July no success on the first visit although a better result on the 14th July.

On this visit to the possible nest site he found P:43A and a Pulli within some 20 metres of each other and the nest, but no sign of the possible female. We are little nearer to claiming the first record of a Portland gull breeding, but not close enough that will have to wait for next years breeding season.potentially the nest site

                                                               Pulli but who is the parents?

Photos Wayne Turner.