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Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Photo by staccyh
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Species ID Suggestions

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Comments (6)

Thanks for the tips Malcolm.
Separating the 3 similar Gulls is easy for adults. Black-headed Gull has a dark brown head and white marks around the eye but white nape and black wing tips but white tail. Mediterranean Gull has a jet black hood with white marks around the eye, white wingtips and tail. Little Gull has black hood extending down nape and no white marks around the eye, white wingtips and white tail but is very much smaller.
They are sooo cute! There was also a bit of a feeding frenzy at one point. I love to watch them. I also think they're black-headed gulls, but the colouring is confusing me! Thanks for the link though, will have a look.
hi stacy, they are cute little things! i believe they are black-headed gulls, but am not making a formal suggestion cause i am not 100% sure, so check out the cornell lab of ornithology for help: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-headed_gull/id i think you have black-headed, and also black-headed adult nonbreeding gulls on the far left and middle right

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