Due to the restrictions of the Coronavirus sightings of our Gulls are very much reduced as would be expected under the circumstances. With the easing of restrictions they have started arriving once more.

An accidental catch of a herring Gull in a garden gave one of our team a chance to ring a Herring Gull. HG 769 was ringed as an Adult 20th May in Seaton Devon.

A  first sighting of Great Black Back Gull P:56D since it was ringed as a Pulli in June 2019 was sent in by the West Cornwall Ringing Group. Seen at Southerly Point the Lizard Cornwall on the 22nd May.

Lower Compton Landfill near to Bristol is still proving to be a magnet for Herring Gulls. Thanks to Peter Ingram we have a first sighting since ringing in June 2019 as a Pulli, of Herring Gull 816.
Seen on the 22nd may at Lower Compton.

A sighting of regular visitor Great Black Back Gull P:62A to a Reservoir and a Quarry near to Chard in Somerset, part of which is in Dorset.

The sighting on the 13th May 2020 was at Chard Jnct Quarry Dorset  seen by Dave Helliar.

 

P:62A Dave Helliar ©

Mate to P:62A Dave Helliar ©

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