Chouet Beach on Guernsey is still popular as a Gull roost even though the Landfill is now closed.
Great Black Backed Gull P:73C returned there on the 18th August seen by John Allen, second sighting at Chouet this month.
Thursday 24 August 2023
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Great Black Backed Gull P:38D has been seen on 18 occasions so far, since ringing in June 2021 all the sightings have been on Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
That was until the 18th August when Romano Da Costa (bird recorder for the island of Jersey CI) sighted it at Petit Port on Jersey also in the Channel Islands.
An up date on the movements of this GBBGull P;38D, on the 22nd August it had returned to Perelle Beach Guernsey, seen by Wayne Turner.
Perelle Gull roost 22nd August 2023
Saturday 12 August 2023
No matter how long sightings take in getting to our in box they are always very welcome.
As is one sent in by Kevin Duncan of a sighting made by a friend of his Tony James. Tony sighted Great Black Backed Gull P:41C at Little Marlow Gravel Pits Buckinghamshire on the 15th December 2022
Originally ringed in June 2016 since then it has been seen in Devon on the Axe, although the majority of the 37 sightings received so far have come from the Home Counties and The London Docklands.
The majority of our Gulls are seen on the coast, there are a few who prefer to be inland why is a good question which we would love to answer one day.
Thursday 10 August 2023
With all the tragic news of the loss of our Seabirds to AI, it is nice to receive some sightings of Gulls still alive and well.
Alison Maparura sighted Herring Gull 559 ringed in 2016 on leaving rehab. Seen once in 2016 then the next sighting was in 2018 and now the third sighting this year in Swanage Dorset on the 9th August.
Great Black Backed Gull P:73C has made return visit to Guernsey seen at Chouet on the 8th August by Peter Vaudin.
Ringed in June 2016, of the 27 sightings since then 25 have been on Guernsey with one at Dawlish Warren Devon and one in Normandy.
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