Interestingly two LBBGs, which had arrived back in Guernsey early this spring only to leave the island again shortly afterwards, were seen again at Chouet landfill. White 1.T4 (an adult ringed in May 2009 in our garden) had been reported in the autumn of 2009 in Costa da Caparica, Portugal, and I recorded it back at Chouet, Guernsey on 02 March. However from 08-11 March it was recorded at Gloucester and Bishop's Cleeve landfills, Glocs, England (John Sanders).
LBBG White 1.T4 Gloucester landfill 08 March 2010 - John Sanders
LBBG White 1.T4 Chouet landfill, Guernsey 15 March 2010 - PKV
Similarly White 5.T0 (ringed at Chouet landfill as an adult on 04 June 2009) - was reported four times from 26 August 2009 to 16 February 2010 at Champteusse-sur-Baconne, Maine-et-Loire, France (Alain Fossé). From 23 February to 06 March I recorded this gull at Chouet landfill, then on 10 March it was back at Champteusse-sur-Baconne (Alain Fossé).
LBBG White 5.T0 back at Chouet landfill Beach 15 March 2010 - PKV
Also today at Chouet landfill Beach, Guernsey Lesser Black-backed Gull White 8.Z7 was seen for the first time this spring. Ringed as a breeding adult in one of the Sark colonies on 20 May 2009, this gull had been reported from Malaga, southern Spain five times from 04/09/09 to 30/11/09 (Miguel Moreno, Salva Garcia and Dave Murray).
LBBG White 8.Z7 Chouet landfill Beach 15 March 2010 - PKV
Other interesting news in over the past couple of days has been the sighting of LBBG Black 1.L4 at Talavera de la Reina Landfill, Toledo, Spain (Óscar Frías). Ringed as a chick on Burhou, Alderney on 10 July 2009, this well-travelled gull has been seen at Esmelle Beach, A Coruna, NW Spain on 03/09/09 (Paco Veiga), the Algarve, southern Portugal on 17/12/09 (Michael Davis) and Pinto Landfill, Madrid, Spain on 28/02/10 (Javier Marchamalo).
LBBG Black 1.L4 Talavera de la Reina, Toldeo, Spain 13/03/10 - Óscar Frías
LBBG Black 1.L4 Burhou, Alderney 10/07/09 - Catherine Veron
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