Lots of Lesser Black Backed Gulls

[Guinnessman1974]

I've recently seen a lot of Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the city centre near where I work, I guess it is usual for them to move inland for breeding?

On the contrary, no Black-headed Gulls seem to be around. These seem to have completely disappeared. It is just the LBBG's I see now.

Are others finding the same thing?

[thebeard]

a lot of the black headed gulls will have gone off to colonies to breed, i noticed a couple of weeks ago that i wasn't seeing many, but then i went to attenborough today and there were loads about, roosting on the islands

[aeshna5]

Around London Black-headed Gulls are everywhere in the winter, but around mid March they mostly disappear to various sites both in the UK + as far away as Russia. In recent years a few pairs now nest at Staines Reservoirs on the tern rafts. Similarly all the Comon gulls go a few days or so later.

Both Herring + LBB gulls breed in the city so we see them year round. The odd pair of Great BB has also bred recently.

[Gill Catton]

There was quite a large colony of breeding lesser black-backed gulls in Gloucester.