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I had this email and am sharing with you all as they really need help.

“I am getting in touch with you today, because of your love of seagulls. I love them so much too. There is a local cause called Bexhill and Hastings Wildlife Rescue who helps so many baby seagulls and it will be shutting down forever on July 1st, unless they raise enough funds to get a new premises. It breaks my heart to think of what will happen to all the baby seagulls, that look like cute little pom poms, if this happens. They help lots of other little birds and animals too. I was hoping that you might share this plight with your seagull loving crew, so that this cause can carry on their amazing work, and maybe spare a little donation yourself? I would also like to be part of your seagull loving crew. Here is link to Save Bexhill and Hastings Wildlife Rescue fundraising page: Bexhill + Hastings Wildlife Rescue And their facebook page to see a little of what they do: Facebook Page Bexhill + Hastings

 

Thanks!

 

Helen Doherty,  Seagull Lover and Supporter of Bexhill and Hastings Wildlife Rescue

by Filed in: by Jenny

This was a question that someone recently requested from us. I check and found that  the wonderful East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service  have information on that. Here’s a bit I copied from their great website.

Is the young gull being fed?

Adult gulls do not feed their young as often as garden birds would feed their young. A blue tit may feed as often as every 20 minutes or more often. Seagulls feed 3-5 times a day – mainly in the early morning, late afternoon and evening depending on the temperature as adult gulls do not like flying during really hot weather. Frequently people believe that chicks and youngsters are not being fed, as they have not seen the parents come down to a young bird all day. However, very few people will actually sit and watch continuously from 4am through till 10pm to determine whether the parents are bring down food. If the parents are on the roof above and a youngster is on a lower roof, they will normally be coming down to feed still. Gull parents do not abandon their young very easily.

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Fantastic to have a Gull fan in Canada! Roj sent this piece with some pictures he took in Montreal Canada.

“Well most humans love to complain about everything, they just don’t see the beauty in these wonderful
birds or for that matter anything that they don’t think is a benefit for their personal self.

However there are people who I have seen feed these birds. As matter of fact just before I got to work this morning I brought a bag of food for them, between twenty and thirty of these birds came along and finished their breakfast in no time. I usually feed them grains, like rice, which I always add fruits and peanuts, I mixed it all together – it is what they really like. It gives great pleasure in seeing how happy they are just to have a little food.

I have attached a few pictures…the quality is not that great,but these are pictures of them just after being fed on previous occasions. were taken in Montreal in a borough called Ville-Saint Laurent.”

 

by Filed in: by Roj in Toronto Canada

I was very honoured to be asked to take part in speaking up for Gulls this morning on the BBC2 morning programme, Victoria Derbyshire. I realise that there was so much more I wanted to say but I guess it was a short clip and it is a positive thing in itself that this programme wanted to show a more positive side to these beautiful creatures.

Here is a clip of the piece…

 

 

 

by Filed in: by Jenny | by Jenny Steer in Exeter

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  • Joanna Alexander

    Seagulls are beautiful creatures and if and are dying out in the wild due to us over fishing. If we don’t allow them to have our scraps.ReplyCancel

  • Simon

    Great work Jenny, well spoken. I know Paul Diamond and he is an excellent ecologist. I do feel for the lady who talks about the noise at 4am in the morning, but she also mentioned the quality of life in Exeter and I’m sure this outweighs the odd sleepless night. It does for me anyway!ReplyCancel

    • jenny steer

      Thanks Simon, look forward to speaking soon.ReplyCancel

  • R.Persaud

    Great to see that they are others who really care for these absolutely wonderful birds.

    I usually feed these birds and they have come to quickly recognize me whenever I pass by they would follow me,by quickly running after me,although I would not visually have any food on me.

    What great feeling you get whenever you do see these and other beautiful birds.

    All the best.ReplyCancel

  • Joni dent

    I am staying in St Ives . This is the hot bed of human antagonism towards seagulls . I say take a good look at these extraordinary birds that our God has freely gifted to us . They are so gracefull . So evocative of the seaside . Look harder and see their wonder . Praise be to the seagull. . See also the song called seagull by Bill CallaghanReplyCancel

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