The story of the world's loneliest seagull: Never found his way home and his journey was watched by the whole world 4

Last July, Europe’s only albatross returned to Yorkshire, England.

Albert, also known as Albie, belongs to the Albatross family, the largest and most popular bird in the Seagull family.

Albie is a dark brown albatross, currently about 10 years old and of average size with a wingspan of 200 – 240 cm.

Albatrosses, or any type of albatross, are never found in Europe in particular and the northern hemisphere in general.

It is thought that Albie was blown away by strong equatorial winds and could no longer return to his living area because of the distance.

Seagulls are known to be monogamous animals, meaning that pairs of birds will always mate for life, being able to stay together for up to 70 years of their lives.

The story of the world's loneliest seagull: Never found his way home and his journey was watched by the whole world

Albie the albatross was regularly seen at the RSPB’s Bempton Cliff nature reserve last summer and has now returned after a period of flying in the surrounding areas.

Even though it is free to live in the wild, because it is the only albatross in Europe, Albie’s whereabouts are still easily discovered.

Albie’s lonely journey is quite fixed.

Bempton Cliffs RSPB Nature Reserve is home to half a million seabirds.

The story of the world's loneliest seagull: Never found his way home and his journey was watched by the whole world

Source: Independent, The Guardian

The story of the world's loneliest seagull: Never found his way home and his journey was watched by the whole world
The story of the world's loneliest seagull: Never found his way home and his journey was watched by the whole world