Swimming with a Tiree Goose
A lesser black backed gull called Gary was satellite tagged as part of the Tag-n-Track project and was caught at
Read MoreEach of the Project gulls were fitted with a GSM (Global Satellite Monitoring) tag worn on a harness and the birds wear this like a backpack. The tags were solar-powered and some tags recorded for 2 or more years. This allowed us to track the daily movements of the gulls while they spend the breeding season in the UK and then on their winter migration. Click on the name of each gull to see their story.
Nuthatch breeding success at Muirshiel Visitor Centre
Since April the Rangers at Muirshiel Visitor Centre have listened to the repetitive call of a male Nuthatch around the
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Eric is in France
Eric is currently flapping his way back to us! When we last updated you about him on the 19th of
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Gary’s back!
Our boy has made it home and amazingly he arrived back in Greenock on the same day he did last
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We haven’t heard from Gary for a week and we must admit we were getting a bit worried. It’s been
Read More 0L4:C has a name
With him returning home we have finally got around to naming our final gull. Last year we received a couple
Read More A forth gull is on his way home
We have been following Gary since May 2017 where he was one of the first gulls to be tagged here
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A third gull is winging his way home
Happy’s tag stopped downloading data on the 25th of November in Cadiz in Spain. We suspected he had flown into
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