Another new Great Black-backed Gull from Seine-Maritime

Very little time today to look for gulls - so a real bonus to find a new 1st winter Great Black-backed Gull on Perelle Beach (west coast of Guernsey). Black (yellow code) 17E is one of the chicks ringed by Gilles Le Guillou in the summer of 2009 in Seine-Maritime, France.

It was on the beach with a flock of 32 GBBGs (including Blue 30C) - another of Gilles' GBBGs from Le Havre, France - but this bird is very well known in Guernsey.

Also one of the Herring Gull chicks from Pleinmont Cliffs, Guernsey (June 2009) on Perelle Beach.

Herring Gull 5.VV8 Pleinmont 30 June 2009 - P K Veron

Herring Gull 5.VV8 Chouet Beach - August 2009 - P K Veron