Mediterranean Gull
Winter Plumage
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 14th September 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Breeding Plumage
Taken at Great Yarmouth on 29th June 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 14th September 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File


1st Cycle
Taken at Lochwinnoch on 15th July 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Mediterranean Gull.
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Local names:
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus.
Charadriiformes.
Laridae.

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Breeding Period
Eggs:
Breeds on coastal and inland marshes.
Winters mostly on estuaries and beaches.
Insects, fish, offal and carrion.
Breeding adults are unmistakable with their complete black hoods, drooping red beaks and, above all, broad, rounded, pure white wings.
The non breeding adult is similar but the hood is reduced to an extensive dusky "bandit" mask through the eye.
Notes on Gull identification
Late February.
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