Some of you may remember Stephen

Oh yes - I loved the story of Stephen last year. Hopefully Sybil will survive and thrive.. so lucky to have dropped down YOUR chimney.
We have seagulls on our roof , with the youngsters squawking at their mums for food. The parents seem a bit fed up with them and often fly off leaving them . Perhaps it tough love , encouraging them to fend for themselves.. . Maybe we should take a lesson from their behaviour , especially with the spoilt , cosseted youngsters of today.

Sybil will be well cared for. She’ll be a welcome member of GN until she decides to leave home Bluebelle. Definitely remember the saga of Stephen. Hope this foster seagull does as well

I also remember Stephen its going to be a very interesting thread following Sybils progress during the coming weeks,enjoy BlueBelle

Thanks everyone you’re very kind This will be her first night out of the nest I can only hope she manages without being too lonely I’ve lots of heavy greenery for her to hide under and
I ve put her supper out Fingers crossed she survives without Mum she is very young but I also can’t be too involved she has to stay wild
lauranorder I only bought the sandals this week haven’t worn them yet they just happened to be by the fireplace in my bedroom ?

Thank you Bluebelle - do keep us posted. Such ancient looking birds! I do remember last year ?

I must have missed Stephen?.

But I shall watch Sybil with huge interest.

Our parent seagulls had 3 chicks last year and every single one was lost to a cat?, because they fell off the chimney and rolled off the roof. It was quite dreadful. So this winter we put up a contraption onto the chimney that prevents the parents nesting and has “encouraged” them onto a nearby large flat roof. Much safer and so far so good.

Actually my sister had a Stephen a couple of years ago and he still occasionally strolls into her kitchen after some goodies.

How lovely xx

Oh yes, I remember your high chimney problem now, Bluebell. Is the fireplace unused, in which case, as someone else suggested, it might be possible to block it from the inside? Though then we’d all be deprived of our summer Seagull Diary!

Your house is obviously a top rated Seagull air bnb, Bluebelle. Well done.

I don’t think I could put anything up the chimney suedonim as it has a shelf just about an arm length up so nothing would go up straight
I ve lived in this house nearly 40 years and although I ve had the odd adult pigeon or blackbird flutter down, last year was the first time a baby seagull had come down, but as gulls always return to their exact home I m guessing this family will keep coming back for a few generations
Fingers crossed Sybil manages to survive,her Mum is watching and every time I go into the garden she cranes her neck, flaps her wings and calls angrily Shes probably really worried, they are good parents and she doesn’t know I m a goody does she ?
They mate for life usually, they don’t like divorce

Bless you, BlueBelle.

Ah well, you’ll just have to be a Baby Seagull Hostel, Bluebelle! You’ll need to find a nice seagull sitter if you’re ever to have a summer holiday again.

Brilliant BlueBelle I wish you and Sybil all the very best ❤️

Laura recommended to me the Stephen thread.
Can someone help me find it please?
Thank you

how sweet

I missed Stephen as not been on GN very long. I'm reminded of Nobby (no mates) who lived near the staff restaurant at the hospital where I worked. He did become famous for landing on people's heads and stealing their dinner.

Ahhh bless.
Thanks for sharing BlueBelle.

Whitewave, Fanny and Santana here's a link to Stephen!

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1281141-Well-now-I-ve-got-a-dilemma?pg=1

Love your Seagull Sagas Bluebelle. Fingers crossed that Sybil is as successful in the survival stakes as Stephen!

Thank you Squiffy!

I remember Stephen Sebastian Seagull, to give him his full moniker. Obviously word is out in the 'hood that you're a soft touch for a bit baby bird-minding.

Ah, lovely Sybil

I think this is absolutely lovely...the world needs more people like you!

BlueBelle, thank you again for taking the time to post about both Stepen and Sybil.
Reading your updates about their progress is a lovely way to start the day!

Thank you squiffy, such a sweet story.
We've got a Stephen and George who do their tap dance on the grass, pretending they are the rain to fool the worms.
Trying to deal with masses of seagulls at the hospital was a real problem though. Babies would get stuck in the inner courtyards so we would call in the bird rescue team. Unfortunately their poo, and pigeon's poo was toxic and a health risk to patients. We had a chap visit with a hawk, which worked for 30 mins or so.
Tried a bird scarer too, which made the distress call of a gull, but this was louder than the actual birds.
In the end, we called in specialists recommended by the airport maintenance team.
Nobby no mates was still at home outside staff canteen when I left a year ago though

We do get ourselves in these predicaments . I am hand feeding a house martin at the moment , unable to fly and fallen from the nest . My daughter very kindly brought home and had now been left in my care . I have to feed it every 2hours through out the day . Hopefully I can keep it going until it can fly .