Gulls, gulls, gulls

I've been up north to Lancashire and Cumbria to help with some gull fieldwork. We're trying to work out what's happening to the declining populations of Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Gull colony at Walney Island

Looking for nests

These ones are a bit young :o)

And so are these...

Walney Lighthouse

Ah! A gull that's the right size for ringing

Up in the hills

Feels odd to see 'seagulls' breeding on a moor top

Yes, we got rained on. A lot.

Gull #666...

photos taken with iPhone 4S