RESEARCH at SML section:

Survey of Nesting Seabirds at the Isles of Shoals

Great Black-backed Gulls (pictured on left) nest on Appledore Island and many of the other Isles of Shoals. Photo by B. Dunn

Lesser Black-backed Gulls (pictured on right) don't normally nest on Appledore, but in 2008, one LBBG paired with a Herring Gull to produce a viable clutch of chicks!
CLICK HERE for the story. Photo by C. Tague.

SEABIRDS AT THE ISLES OF SHOALS TIME-LINE (PDF)

SEABIRD POPULATIONS AT THE ISLES OF SHOALS FROM 1974 - 1995 (PDF)

ISLES OF SHOALS GULLS FROM 2005 - 2006 (PDF)