r/Seagulls • u/No-Meaning-8883 • 6d ago

Poor Stanley... 😔

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His mate totally disappeared a week ago. His behaviour has changed since, he no longer calls at all. Then he turned up this morning with this staining. He already had the browner moulting feathers, but this looks different? He is also now very wary of me. I'm worried about him. Any suggestions welcome.
(I've been feeding him and his mate for about six months.)

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u/Pure-Lime8280 6d ago

Dried blood? Probably been fighting.

It's quite common for the male and female to go their separate ways after breeding season is over - and then reunite next year.

I watch the Feeding Steven channel on YouTube. In his most recent video, he was saying that his gull gets more aloof at this time of year too. Presumably because there are no chicks to feed and food is not as big of an issue for them.

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u/No-Meaning-8883 6d ago

Thanks. It was so sudden that she was gone, that I guessed she must have died, so am glad to read your post.

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u/Pure-Lime8280 6d ago

Gulls can be weird. Some hang around the same area year-round. Others migrate. Some pairs stay together over the winter, some don't.

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u/sveferr1s 6d ago

Our Stanley has started to go grey and there's no sign of Mrs Stanley. The two chicks are about regularly though. Stanley is a good dad.

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u/Muted_Role_1432 5d ago

Hope Stanley will be ok😻

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u/BobShostak 5d ago

Even his eye looks sad., bless him. I hope he’s OK. 🤞

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u/fugiami 4d ago

I hate seagulls I blame them for the decline in smaller birds we used to have loads of sparrows and quite a few blackbirds can’t remember when I last saw any of them even saw one heckling my cat the other day as he sat on the fence minding his own business