One of our oldest Great Black Backed Gulls has returned to Perelle Beach Guernsey seen there on the 31st March. The last visit was back in January.
She has bred previously on Lihou Island will she do the same this year only time will tell us that.
This was the 148th sighting of this Gull on Guernsey since ringing June 2012.
Gbbgull P:41C has travelled to various different locations mainly inland since it was ringed as a Pulli in June 2016.
We have received 38 sightings to date coming into us every year since ringing except for 2023. We were very pleased to receive a sighting from Silver Lake to the East of Dorchester from Paul Harris seen there on the 11th March, with several other c-r Gulls but the distance was to great to read all the rings.
So far P:41C has been seen in the old Dockland's area of London, gravel pits in Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, one sighting back on Portland in 2021, two sites in Devon and one on Guernsey. But nothing for 2023 although 2024 has started well for this Gull.
Now that the Chouet Landfill is closed on Guernsey the number of sightings from there have dropped off with Perelle being more popular as a roost site. It is nice when we get a sighting from there it shows Chouet to be still of some interest to the Gulls.
A new observer
to us but not to Wayne Turner who asked Andy Stoaling to forward his sighting to us for
our records, GBBGull P:73C was at Chouet on the 14th February.
Ringed June
2016 a frequent visitor to Guernsey with appearances at Dawlish warren in Devon and
Normandy.
Two more of last years fledglings have been sighted for the first time since they were ringed last June.
GBBGull P:80F sighted 3rd February at Le Sillon, La Turballe, Loir Atlantic, France by Marc Lacroix.
GBBGull P:17H sighted 4th February at Ver sur Mer, Calvados, France by Bruno Dumeige.
It is reassuring to see some Gulls have avoided AI.
A first sighting since ringing of a GBBGull ringed June 2023 from Solange Arzel.
GBBGull P:12H seen at Plage des Trois Moutons Lampaul-Ploudelmezeau Finistre on the
31st January 2024.
GBBGull P:63D was back at Perelle on Guernsey on the 28th January seen by Wayne Turner
Great Black Backed Gull P:83D was originally ringed as a Pulli in June 2021
Sightings from both sides of the Channel on the 20th January.
GBBGull P:43A regular visitor to Perelle Beach Guernsey she was back there on the 20th January seen by Wayne Turner.
Originally ringed in June 2012 the Darvic is showing some wear with part of the top layer worn away.
We receive very few Herring Gull sightings so it is always very welcome when one comes iin, and on the same day as the GBBG above.
Herring Gull 694 was seen on Westham Bridge in Weymouth also on the 20th January by Amy Ellis.
GBBGull P:63D has made its first visit of the year to Perelle Beach Guernsey, one of the regular visitors to that Beach which is very popular with Gulls of all types.
The first sightings of our ringed Adult GBBGull's in this New Year both from Wayne Turner and seen at Perelle Beach Guernsey.
P:38D ringed June 2021 as a Pulli sighted at Perelle 08/01/2024 Wayne Turner
