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.

Great Black Backed Gull P:00C was ringed as a Pulli during June 2016, the first sighting came during October 2016 from Grandcamp Calvados France.

Then nothing until an email arrived from Eric Petit-Berghem with a new sighting of GBBGull P:00C seen on the 17th February at Boulogne sur Mer France. Further along the French coast to the East of our previous sighting.

Photo Eric Petit-Berghem©

From time to time Ian MacLean sends in sightings of our Gulls on the Axe Estuary in Devon.

Great Black Backed Gull P:08A seen 28th January is a regular visitor to the Axe with 80+ sightings to date and only one of those away from the Axe on the Exe Estuary.

Great Black Backed Gull P:42D ringed June 2019 as a Pulli was seen on the 24th January, this is the first sighting since ringing.

Great Black Backed Gull P:62A another regular on the Axe with a visit's to Cornwall and to Chard in Somerset. To the North and inland.

 Herring Gull 805 which we ringed on the Break Waters as a Pulli in June 2019, has produced its second sighting since then.

The first sighting was inland at Chard Reservoir on the border of Somerset and Dorset in September 2019.

It has continued its relationship with inland sites, with the second sighting on the 5th February 2020 seen at Park Grounds Landfill near Bristol. Sighting by Peter Rock.

Always nice to receive a sighting of a Herring Gull either they are better at hiding their rings to observers or are not as interesting. We are interested in Both the Gull species we ring, always happy to receive sightings.

Herring Gull 420 was ringed as a 1st year at Radipole Lake Weymouth during December 2011, seen there again during May 2012 and since then regularly on the Hayle Estuary in Cornwall.

The latest sighting coming from Jane Duffy and Stan Christophers seen on the 4th February in the Hayle Estuary.