2021 - Helensburgh Adviser

A seagull gliding above a row of chimneys against a grey sky

Seagull of the Month: December 2021

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021Joan L Baird

Our final seagull of 2021 was spotted on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, gliding in the stiff breeze above the rooftops at the corner of James Street and Clyde Street.

A seagull paddling off the shore at Kidston Park in mid-November 2021

Seagull of the Month: November 2021

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021Joan L Baird

This young seagull is pictured paddling by the shore at Kidston Park in mid-November.

A faded street sign on West Abercromby Street in Helensburgh

U2 mildly embarrassed by Helensburgh song connection

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021George Ramsgate

With Helensburgh evidently being the town where streets have no name, the ‘Adviser reached out to representatives for Irish rock band U2 for comment on the obvious parallels between the town and their song “Where the streets have no name.” Although Bono and Edge were unavailable, a spokesperson for the band commented that Helensburgh’s faded […]

Seagull of the Month: October 2021

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021Joan L Baird

Perched on a lampost on the last Saturday afternoon of October, this young ‘gull is enjoying the last of the sunshine before we head into the depths of winter.

A seagull launches from the seawall into a bracing headwind

Seagull of the Month: September 2021

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021Joan L Baird

This young seagull was spotted launching from the seawall into a bracing headwind as the waves crashed ashore in late September.

A seagull soaring above a calm river Clyde and the reflection of the new leisure centre.

Seagull of the Month: August 2021

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021Joan L Baird

Soaring above a calm river Clyde and the reflection of the new leisure centre.

A seagull standing on the sea wall at Helensburgh riverside

Seagull of the Month: July 2021

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021Joan L Baird

This seagull posed patiently on the sea wall whilst squinting into the setting sun in late July 2021.

A dirty pavement on Sinclair Street, Helensburgh

Residents astonished to learn that rain was cleaning the pavements all along

July 26, 2021June 13, 2023George Ramsgate

A recent post on the Facebook group Angry, Opinionated People of Helensburgh noting the filthy state of pavements has seemingly betrayed everything locals thought they knew to be true regarding how they have been kept clean in the past. A few misguided residents were certain they could remember a time when Argyll and Bute Council […]

A seagull sitting on top of a tree stump in Helensburgh's Hermitage Park

Seagulls of the Month: June 2021

July 2, 2021August 2, 2021Joan L Baird

Helensburgh’s Hermitage Park has been busier than ever during the wonderful weather we had in June. It’s meant rich pickings for this particular gull as he spies people eating lunches and picnics from vantage points around the park. Reader contribution Local author, Skye MacKinnon submitted this wonderful capture of a seagull with a busy esplanade […]

A seagull flying above the still water of the River Clyde, west of Helensburgh Pier at sunset

Seagull of the Month: May 2021

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021Joan L Baird

We’ve enjoyed some beautiful evenings to end the month of May and whilst out for a stroll along the pier, this seagull was spotted swooping just above its own reflection to the west of the pier.