Grey-headed Gulls
By Charlie • October 16, 2004 • No comments yetGrey-headed Gulls Larus cirrocephalus
Johannesburg, South Africa October 2004
The Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus breeds in Africa south of the Sahara. Locally abundant, this gull breeds in large colonies in reedbeds and marshes, and lays two or three eggs in a nest that can be on the ground or floating. Like most gulls, it is highly gregarious in winter, both when feeding or in evening roosts. Although it is predominantly coastal or estuarine, it is not a pelagic species, and is rarely seen at sea far from land.
Fig 1: Flock, mixed age on rough ground.
Fig 2: 1st winter.
Fig 3: 1st winter.
Fig 4: Adults.
Fig 5: Adults.
Fig 6: Adults.
Fig 7: Adult.
Fig 8: Adult.
Fig 9: Adult.
Fig 10: Adult.
Fig 11: Adult.
All photographs © Charlie Moores
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