Do you live in East Lothian? Do gulls nest near you?


We’re interested in Dunbar, Musselburgh and beyond …


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Interested in urban gulls?

In 2020 ELC estimated 50 nest sites in Dunbar and 150 in Musselburgh. Dunbar is dominated by Herring and Musselburgh is 50% Lesser Black Backed. Our informal counts suggest there are more …

Everyone in Dunbar loves the petite Kittiwake, also a gull. It is treated like royalty. Kittiwakes also have the best spot in Dunbar – the Castle. Other less popular gulls have to slum it on the High Street!

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From the blog

The painted illustrations are from: Birds of America – a very large coffee table book (as large as some of the species recorded!), the others are by DeepAI