20 May 2014

Great Black-backed Gull breeding in south Gower

(c) G. Howe
This evening Gordon Howe took an excellent series of photographs providing clear proof that Great Black-backed Gulls are breeding on the south Gower cliffs. I've only trawled back to the 2000 GOS report and can't find any reference to this species breeding in West Glamorgan other than a pair seen in suitable habitat in 2004. Until I find time to trawl through the rest of the annual reports, I'm not sure if this is a new breeding species for West Glamorgan, so will be interested to hear if anyone knows of this species breeding elsewhere. I guess it's possible there has been the odd roof nesting pair? Well done Gordon on what is a very significant discovery!
(c) G. Howe

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