The following photo pages have mainly been set up to display the gulls of the world, or at least those that I have managed to photograph.
In terms of European and North American species I have added identification text and for these species I have used typical individuals which should hopefully aid in the identification to majority of birds encountered. I have also included some less than typical birds to illustrate the high variability of gulls, most notably the larger species.
As time goes by I intended to add more species to the list whilst also replacing older and poorly digiscoped images with either better quality or more instructive pictures.
Gulls are both highly variable and complex and often provide significant identification challenges but the rewards can extremely satisfying for those willing to give them a try.
World of Gulls
Herring Gull
American Herring Gull
Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Western Gull
Kelp Gull
Belcher's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Common Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Relict Gull
Black-billed Gull
Red-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Boneparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Andean Gull
Grey Gull
Lava Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull
Heermann's Gull
Kittiwake
Ross's Gull
Hybrid Gulls
Kumlien's Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Thayers Gull
Mew Gull
North American Gulls
European Gulls
Arctic Gulls
South American Gulls
Asian Gulls
African and Middle Eastern Gulls
Australasian Gulls
Coming Soon
Latest updates:
- Caspian Gull: 1st years - 13th March 2010
- Yellow-legged Gull: 1st winter & Adults - 27th February 2010
- Herring Gull: 2nd & 3rd years 13th March 2010
- Great Black-backed Gull: 2nd years - 13th March 2010
- Glaucous x Herring Gull hybrid: 2nd year - 13th March 2010
- Ring-billed Gull: adult - 13th February 2010
- Lesser Black-backed Gull: 2nd year - 13th March 2010