Four new Lesser Black-backed Gull arrivals - including one known to have wintered in Spain

The calmer and slightly milder weather seems to have encouraged a few more locally nesting Lesser Black-backed Gulls to return over the past 24 hours or so. With Chouet landfill closed for the second consecutive day (Easter Monday) c 550 LBBGs were bathing and resting on the beaches at Chouet until the dog walkers arrived - enabling me to record 25 of my colour ringed birds. Also recorded were two locally metal ringed LBBGs - including one ringed by me on Burhou, Alderney in July 1991 (E 4937).

LBBG Jersey E 4937 Chouet landfill Beach 05 April 2010 - PKV

LBBG White 1.U6 Chouet Beach 05 April 2010 - PKV

LBBG White 9.T5 Chouet Landfill Beach 05 April 2010 - PKV

LBBG White 7S4 Chouet Landfill Beach 05 April 2010 - PKV

LBBG White 8.Z4 Chouet Landfill Beach 05 April 2010 - PKV