in Dunbar. On this site you can add a new nest site. If you can see an existing nest site…Continue readingFor a number of years I have observed herring gulls nesting
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The figures from JNCC are alarming. Gull numbers are down again, but urban ones are up – dash, no chance…Continue readingSomething’s up – nesting in urban and inland nest sites compared to traditional natural habitats
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All Change (in 2025)
Urban gulls shift the timing of foraging behaviour based on human activities, so when food resources become locally abundant, these resourcefull feathered beasts fly and feed
1,005 words, 5 minutes read time.Continue readingAll Change (in 2025)
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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…Continue readingGull Watch 2023 and 2024
Several years back (May 2020) this is the reply I got from ELC, which was classified as an Freedom of…Continue readingWhat is the estimated nesting gull population in East Lothian?
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Free Riders
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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Gulls are reknown for amusing antics, hitching a…Continue readingFree Riders
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What is that gull saying?
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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. So, it seems that Gull-Speak is not hard…Continue readingWhat is that gull saying?
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Sleepless in Dunbar
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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. It is that time of the year again…Continue readingSleepless in Dunbar