sea gulls

[leigh catherick]

hi thankyou iv not found anyone in the uk who keep gulls and its a real shame i do keep many fancy birds ie wildfowl ect but the gulls are far more entertaining than most of them , i realy hope one day they will breed , im still hoping i can get some greater black backed gulls as they are fantastic looking i have contacted many rescue centres i the hope of maybe some that cannot be put back in the wild ,

 

[Kolibri]

Leigh,

Fascinating thread!

Have kept Herring and Black-headed in the past, but only single birds.

There are a few keepers in Europe of different species - currently 4 cb Common Gulls being offered in Europe.

Kolibri

 

[leigh catherick]

hi thats great to here any info about any lesser or greater black backed for sale in Europe as i dont mind going over as i love driving over there , our black tailed are just starting fly about now as they were just wing clipped ,

 

[Kolibri]

Leigh,

Have pm'd you.

 

[leigh catherick]

hi got that thankyou

 

[leigh catherick]

i went to Belgium today and purchased 8 common gulls 3 are adult very nice birds big thank you to kolibri for info , the search is still on for lesser and greater black backed im sure one day ill find some iv contacted many sea gull rescue centres and coastal vets in the hope , im also hoping to purchase some black headed gull later this year from a breeder in Belgium looks like i will have to build some more aviary's soon ,

 

[FBBird]

In case you haven't already contacted them, Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital might be worth a try.

 

[leigh catherick]

thanks i will give them a try tomorrow

 

[Kolibri]

Pleased to have been able to help, Leigh!

 

[leigh catherick]

thank you FBBIRD we went to tiggywinkles today they were great we got some lesser black backed gulls also a odd common gull and a odd black headed gull when we got home we put the common and black headed in with our other common gulls they really look happy to be with there own kind looks like we will have to find a few black headed for this little chap , i take my hat off to tiggywinkles realy doing great work there a very amazing place ,

 

[FBBird]

How many Lesser Blackbacks? I take it they didn't have any Greaters.
Any chance of seeing your collection if & when I happen to be in your area? [This should probably be a private message, but I haven't worked out how to do them...]

 

[leigh catherick]

hi we picked up 6 lesser black backed no greater ones your more that welcome to visit us any time i will pm you my contact number leigh,

 

[Electus Parrot]

Leigh it has been wonderful hearing about your gulls. I was just wondering about two things. The first is would you be able to write up a current collection list of what you have, and secondly would you be able to get some photos of the birds and their aviaries?
Cheers.

 

[leigh catherick]

hi we keep dwarf zebu cattle,arapawa goats,Egyptian geese,white winged wood ducks,hartlaubs ducks,ring teal norm and orange,little egrets,wild muscovy ducks,south American comb ducks,Carolina ducks,Brazilian teal,common gulls,black tailed gulls,one black headed gull,java doves,diamond doves,zebra finches,jap quail, herring gulls and lesser black backed at the moment last winter we built new large aviary's and put top netting over them i will have a go and put some pics on later i do have a website Shatterling Miniatures - Home Page i do nead to get it up to date with gulls ,

 

[Electus Parrot]

Thanks very much

 

[leigh catherick]

here is few pic's I took today

 

[leigh catherick]

here is a few more pic's

 

[leigh catherick]

a few more pic's

 

[FBBird]

That's really impressive -- great collection of perching ducks. Nice to see someone taking Egyptian Geese seriously as well.

 

[leigh catherick]

thankyou i do like perching ducks and Egyptian geese are great they say they are aggressive mine are ok with muscovys and chickens, the hartlaubs are more aggressive i have to keep them on there own , im hoping to build some more aviarys this autumn for the gulls ,