Great Black Back Gull P:58A was sighted on the River at Looe Cornwall by Derek Julian on the     23 rd January 2018.

                                                  Photo by Derek Julian ©

Ringed as a Pulli June 2012, seen regular in the Looe area with two sightings on Portland November 2012 and July 2015. Last sighting was in Looe February 2016 then nothing until Derek saw it this January.

We along with other Colour ringers are interested in every sighting no matter how frequent.

Herring Gull 659 ringed at Portland Harbour August 2016 was seen back at Lower Compton Land fill near to Bristol by Peter Rock, working with Nick Adams on the 9th January 2018.

Thanks go to them both for sighting.

End of 2017 sightings of our colour ringed GBBGull's and Herring Gulls from the Axe Estuary Devon, provided by Ian McLean.

GBBG
P:08A seen 4th December regular on the estuary
P:31A seen 29th December, first sighting since December 2016 also on the Axe
P:97A seen 29th December regular on the Estuary

Herring Gull's ringed in Seaton
473
476
Both regular on the Estuary.

Until this sighting on the 14th December sightings of our Great Black Back Gulls as with our Herring Gulls has been relatively routine coastal sightings with a couple of exceptions one being the sightings of P:82B.

Ringed as a Pulli on the 26th June 2015 on the Portland Harbour Break Waters.
first sighting came in January 2017 from Little Marlow,  Buckingham shire from Jim Rose.
Second sighting came from the Axe Estuary, Devon October 2017 from Ian McLean.
Third sighting was back at Little Marlow on the 14th December 2017 from Jim Rose

Is this a normal movement of a GBBGull or an exceptional one, only time, luck and sightings will tell us?

Herring Gull 648 ringed on the Break Waters on the 28th June this year, was seen for the first time since ringing at Penteween Sands, Cornwall on the 13th December 2017. Thanks to Mark Whitaker for the sighting.

Luke a member of our Gull ringing team sighted three of our GBBGull's at Radipole Lake Weymouth on the 6th December.

Ok not far from the ringing site, but

P:12A prior sighting was at Radipole February 2016
P:83B ringed June 2015 and this is the first sighting
P:74B ringed June 2015 and this is also the first sighting

Where have they been in the mean time.......????

A Gull up date from Ian McLean from the Axe Estuary Devon.

Herring Gull 473 ringed in Seaton Devon 2013 seen on the 20th November back on the Estuary.

Great Black Back Gull's
P:41B first sighting since ringing in June 2014 seen 20th Nov
P:56A seen 20th Nov
P:88B seen 20th Nov & 21st Nov
P:46B seen 21st Nov regular on the Axe
P:48B seen 21st Nov regular on the Axe
P:64B seen 21st Nov regular on the Axe

Thanks to Ian for the sightings