An up date from Lee Collins of sightings from Dawlish Warren Devon of our Great Black Backed Gulls.

GBBG P:87B Fledged in 2015 latest sightings 13^th Sept, 28^th oct, 20^th Nov, 3^rd dec, 13^th Dec, 16^th dec, 17^th Dec. Since fledging we have received 164 sightings from Lee at Dawlish and 1 on the Axe from Ian Maclean.

GBBG P:88B Fledged also in 2015 has been around a few places Guernsey, Otter Est Devon, West Bexington Dorset and Portland it was at Dawlish on the 26^th December 2023.

GBBG P:05H Fledged 2023 first sighting since then at Dawlish 26^th December.

 

 

 GBBGull P:63D was ringed as a Pulli in June 2019 the first sighting came in March 2021 from Perelle Beach Guernsey. Since then there have been a further 17 sightings all from Perelle Beach a case of site fidelity.

                                                                   Photo Wayne Turner

From Waynes previous sightings this Gull has been seen associating very closely with a Larger GBBGull we can't say for sure but from these observations we are leaning towards P:63D being a female.

From Waynes latest photo it is almost like the Juvenille is begging from P:63D but we have no definite proof of that.

 An interseting movement from one of this years fledgling GBBGull's P:95F.

Ringed June 2023, the first sigting came from Saint Gothian Sands Cornwall in October 2023 and now it has moved to the Hayle estuary Cornwall seen there by Luke Stoppard on the 25th November.

Cornwall is very popular with the Gulls that fledge from Portland Harbour.

 Young Great Black Backed Gull P:57F has made a return visit to Perelle Beach Guernsey 54 days after its previous visit seen there on the 4th December by Wayne Turner.

Photo Wayne Turner

The vast majority of its Juvenille Plumage has been replaced.

 GbbGull P:43A as has been mentioned many times is one of the first Gulls ringed at the start of our project and she contnues to produce regular sightings in and around Guernsey Channel Islands.

The latest sighting from Wayne Turner was rom the 18th November at Perelle Beach Guernsey.

                                                                 Photo Wayne Turner

GbbGull P:15F visited the Plym Estuary near Plymouth Devon on the 19th November seen there by Alan Livsey.

Finally GbbGull P:71A also one of our first Gulls ringed in June 2012 as part of our project. First sighting was at Selsey Beach Hampshire in July 2014 and now the second sighting some 9 years later from Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.

As the Gull flies the two sightings are not that far apart phisically just in years.

 GbbGull P:43A one of the first ringed has returned to Perelle Beach on Guernsey. Seen there on the 18th November by wayne Turner, the 145th sighting given by her.

Photo wayne Turner

GbbGull P:15F was back on the Plym Est Devon on the 19th November, seen by Alan Livesey. Ringed June 2021 to date all sightings are from the Plym Esruary.

 GbbGull P:96F was still favouring Perelle Beach on the 10th November seen again by Wayne Turner.

GbbGull P:72C was ringed as a Pulli in June 2016, later that year September 2016 it was sighted on Belle isle Brittany. Then nothing until it was seen on the Axe Estuary Devon September 2021, again nothing until 10th November 2023 at La Banache  Beach Binic Breittany when Dominique Halleux sighted it.

Photo Dominique Halleux