Thanks to the West Cornwall Ringing Group, we have the first sighting since ringing of Great Black Back Gull P:42D. Ringed as a Pulli on the Portland Break Waters in June 2019.

Seen in Gillon Creek near to Helston in Cornwall, seen there on the 25th April and present for several days prior to this.

An up date to our previous post, as Nick Adams has sent us a photo of Herring Gull 809 taken at Lower Compton.

                                                                    Nick Adams ©

Peter Rock and Nick Adams have a joint project monitoring the Gulls on two Landfill sites near to Bristol.  Which we have mentioned in previous Posts.

Nick luckily for him, lives within acceptable walking distance for exercise under the lock down conditions in the UK to Lower Compton Landfill.

Herring Gull 809 ringed in June 2019 on the Portland Break Waters, was seen at Lower Compton by Nick on the 17th April 2020. This is the first sighting since ringing.

Great Black Back Gull P:11D ringed as a Pulli in June 2018 on the Outer Break Water of Portland Harbour.

This Gull has only been sighted locally, at Portland Bill, Ferrybridge, Chesil Cove and now at Bincleaves in the North East part of Portland Harbour. As with all our Gulls where does it go between sightings??????

                                                 Photo and sighting by Bob Ford ©
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Two sightings from Alderney Channel Islands of our Gulls.

Elliot Montieth sighted them on the 19th March

Great Black Back Gull P:50C ringed June 2017 making a return visit to Alderney. Previously sighted on Guernsey and Back on Portland now returning to the Channel Islands.

Great Black Back Gull P:06D also on Alderney giving us the first sighting  since ringing in June  2019.

                                                     GBBGull P:50C

                                                   GBBGull P:06D 

                                                             Photos by Elliot Montieth

Sightings of our Great Black Backed Gulls.

GBBGull P:18D ringed June 2019 and seen at Coverack Harbour Cornwall on the 23rd February 2020 by Greg Wills, sent in by Mark Grantham West Cornwall Ringing Group. First sighting since ringing.

GBBGull P:07D ringed June 2019 and seen on the Estuary at Hayle in Cornwall 6th March 2020 by Jane Duffy along with Stan Christophers. Also a first sighting since ringing.

We received two sightings for this GBBGull P:07D for the same day the 6th March, all on the Hayle Estuary. One from Jane Duffy and the other from Mark Grantham WCRG.

Wayne Turner has sighted Great Black Backed Gull P:78C once more on the Island of Guernsey.
Seen by Wayne at Perelle Beach on the 3rd March 2020.

                                                              Photo Wayne Turner ©

Ringed June 2018 seen Guernsey November 2018, June & August 2019 at Boulogne sur Mer France, back on Guernsey in September 2019 and again now in March 2020.