This year I am hearing a lot of Seagulls where I live in Sheffield, since around May time. If they aren't Seagulls then they sound exactly the same and having lived all my life in Sheffield, I have never heard such a bird here before, I would have noticed it, just like I have this year.
Now, I'm yet to catch glimpses of said Birds, but the sound is exactly the same as being by the sea, shouldn't have bothered going away this year, I could've saved some cash and had the same ambience. Sheffield is slap bang in the bloody middle between East and West Coasts for gawd sakes.
Any Ornithologist one 'ere
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Between breeding they can move a huge distance from their breed g grounds in search of food, often spending weeks on a large figure-of-eight cycle in search of good grub.
They are prehistoric.
We used to get them eating crisps from the playground at school in the midlands, and any dump/tip will attract the scavengers.
The gulls would express their contempt for the scarer by sitting on top of it and leaving a deposit.
The time of year and the species seems to have changed over the years.
Black-headed gulls seemed to be the most common all year round 30 years ago. These seem to have been displaced by larger species like herring and black backs. They have even scared the crows from their pylon nesting site.
Winter visitor to icy lakes were common. One year we even had a rumour of an Icelandic gull on a local lake/pond.
That's my not very scientific take on the subject.
Anyone seen many Lapwings?
Someone mentioned Kebab Shops, I think you've cracked it there. They are multiplying exponentially
If you lived in Skegness for most of the year you'd go anywhere on holiday.
ha ha!
We are in Dore, used to be in Ecclesall, had gulls around and about for a while.
Seagulls on the streets of Sheffield
I wonder to myself could life ever be sane again?
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I think its the quails eggs and caviar we leave out for the riff raff.