Herring Gull 568 has forsaken Lower Compton Landfill near to Bristol and returned to Lyme Regis in Dorset, seen 11th Feb 2018 by Sue Murphy

                                                                     Sue Murphy ©

Herring Gull 472 ringed in Seaton Devon was also seen by Sue Murphy on the adjacent Axe Estuary on the 13th Feb 2018.

Sue Murphy ©

Up date on sightings of our Gulls from Ian McLean on the Axe Estuary Devon

Herring Gull 476 ringed nearby in Seaton seen back on the Axe on the 7th Feb 2018, so far it has not been seen anywhere else we can only hope.

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P:13A ringed as a Pulli June 2012 seen by Ian 21st Jan 2018 only the third sighting since ringing
P:68C  ringed June 2016 seen 21st Jan 2018 also a third sighting since ringing
P:30B seen 31st Jan 2018 has moved back along the Devon coast from Dawlish Warren
P:88B seen 6th Feb 2018 a Axe regular

Our Herring Gulls at Lower Compton Land fill near Bristol a very popular site for our and other  Gulls.

2nd February 453, 552, & 659
659 was there again on the 6th February

Thanks to Peter Rock and Nick Adams for the Lower Compton sightings.

Over to Dawlish Warren Devon and Great Black Back Gulls on the 4th February
P:81A a Devon regular
P:30B regular on the Axe now a visit to Dawlish
P:21C first sighting was at Hopes Nose Torquay and now Dawlish

Thanks to Lee Collins for the sightings, Lee is one of the most prolific recorders of colour rings of all species.

Thanks to Stan Christophers we have our first sighting of Herring gull 611, seen at Penteween Cornwall on the 30th January 2018.

First sighting since ringing in June 2016 on the Portland Break Waters.

We go out every June to the Portland Break Waters to ring the Gull Pulli then wait hopefully for sightings to come in. Some times they arrive within days of the Birds fledging or at other times we have to wait for information, a wait of a year or more in some cases.

As with Herring Gull 529 ringed June 2014, which thanks to Joe Stockwell sighting it on the 29th January at Radipole Lake in Weymouth, we now have the first sighting of this Herring Gull since fledging.

Great Black Back Gull P:21C was seen at Hope Nose Torquay Devon on the 28th January.

                                                                Photo Bill Deakins ©

Second sighting since ringing in June 2017. Photo and sighting from Bill Deakins.

Herring Gull 659 ringed in Portland Harbour August 2016, having made two visits to Rotherhithe Thames London has made its third visit to Lower Compton landfill near to Bristol.

Seen 26th January 2018 by Peter Rock and Nick Adams.