Several years back (May 2020) this is the reply I got from ELC, which was classified as an Freedom of Information request, so I had to pay £17.50. The information would have taken almost no…
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Sleepless in Dunbar
It is that time of the year again and it is not the riotous behaviour on the High Street that keeps us awake. Rather it’s the constant calling and territoral antics of our avian neighbours.…
Gull Watch 2023 and 2024
In 2023 I recorded gull nests in the locality. Gull nests are easier to see from a good vantage point or from a height, so the count shows a concentration around where I live –…
Free Riders
Gulls are reknown for amusing antics, hitching a free ride on a slow moving vehicle is not that unusual in towns where gulls are common.
What is that gull saying?
So, it seems that Gull-Speak is not hard to learn. These fascinating birds really mean what they say. In a few weeks time they will regale us with a chorus of encouragement as their young…
Breeding evidence
These are the BTO breeding codes. We’re focused on confirmed breeding and the codes highlighted below. Young and adult birds on the nest or young that have recently fledged and hanging out around the nest,…