British gulls contribute to plastic pollution in European wetlands
Researchers in Spain have discovered that gulls visiting from Britain are transporting significant amounts of plastic waste from landfill sites to key wetland areas. The threats posed by plastic pollution to…
Gann gulls
Met up with Derek at the Gann this afternoon, quite sheltered from the stiff westerly. We did our best to read some gull rings. Skokholm ringed Herring gull W:978 (previously…
Carew Mill Pond gulls
Among the BH, Herring and LBB gulls at Carew today one Med Gull, plus presumably a hybrid? Photos attached.
Angle Bay – gulls and ants yesterday afternoon
Needing a bit of a break from working on various reports, we decided to visit Angle Bay yesterday afternoon where we had not been to for ages. On warm…
Mediterranean Gulls
5 second summer Mediterranean Gulls Fishguard Harbour this morning.2 with full hoods. Also a Curlew.
Gann – Little Gulls
Two different adult Little Gull this lunchtime, one on the lagoon opposite Crabhall Barn before flying off westwards over the fields, and then a different bird about 45 minutes later…
Iceland and Glaucous gulls, Llys-y-fran
With the fine calm weather it wasn’t really surprising to find hardly any gulls on the water when I arrived at 4pm but when 4:45 came and still only a…
Rosebush reservoir and Llys-y-fran (2 Glaucous gulls)
Rosebush: bit quiet 5 Tufted duck (4m), single female Goldeneye, Coot and a Little grebe. Llys-y-fran: the early roost formed up beyond the bird hide, not very often that happens,…
Llys-y-fran – Caspian gulls and Glaucous gull
Another visit with Paul, another mix of excellent gulls. Best of all not one but 2 adult Caspian gulls. Again we were really lucky to get excellent views in perfect conditions…