1977 St Ives 1cal 10 – 25 Dec
1978 The St Ives bird was relocated at Newlyn 15 Jan – 27 Mar
1980 Copperhouse sub-adult 22 Jun – 5 Jul when found dead
1990 Polperro and Mounts Bay 7 – 9 May
1996 Maer Lake 1cal 23 Sep
1997 Drift Res adult on 22 Apr
Drift Res adult 16 Dec, then Maer Lake 16 Dec
Maenporth 2yr on 29 Dec
1998 The 1997 bird was at Maer Lake 11 – 13 Jan.
2004 Hayle adult 23 – 25 Aug
2005 Nanjizal 1st yr 4 – 7 nov; Ad on 4 – 19 Dec; 2 1st yrs 19 – 26 dec.
Newlyn 1st yr 3 -4 Nov; 2nd cal 2 – 19 Nov; 1st yr 17 – 21Nov; 3rd cal 5-19 Nov
Gannel Estuary 1st yr 4-9 Nov; 2nd cal 5-27 Nov
Hayle Estuary 2 2nd cals 6 Nov; 3rd cal/ad 6 Dec
Sennen 1st yr 9 Nov; 27-28 Nov
Swanpool 2nd cal 10 Nov (possibly Stithians bird)
Marazion 2nd cal 8th Nov (possibly Hayle Bird); 1st yr 8th Nov
Drift ad 5-13 Nov (nanjizal bird) See HERE for video of this bird.
Camel Estuary 1st yr 7th, 16th and 26th Nov
Penryn 2nd wint/ad 2 Dec
2006 Penzance Heliport 30 April
2007 – (possible) flew west past Marazion on 28th November.
(unconfirmed) Porthleven, two adults on 16th December on beach between Loe Bar and Porthleven
1. Laughing Gull – Newquay Boating Lake 06.11.05 (photo:P.Freestone)
2. Laughing Gull – Drift 16.11.05 (photo:P.Freestone) CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO OF THIS BIRD