Mediterranean Gull - Larus melanocephalus
Adults: Page 2
Mediterranean Gull, adult, Essex 4th March 2011
This is the same red colour rung bird photographed at the same location only 2 weeks ago, see images above. Note how rapidly the hood has developed with no hint of white remaining.
Mediterranean Gull, adults, Westcliff Seafront, Essex 6th March 2011
Fine presumed pairing off the seafront.
Mediterranean Gull, adults, Pitsea, Essex 26th March 2011
This very fine pair of adult Mediterranean Gulls were clearly paired up and were never more than a few feet apart. The female, foreground, is marginally smaller and less bulky than the male with a more slender and yellow tipped bill.
Mediterranean Gull, adult, undisclosed, Essex May 2011
A lot of birds in the area at this time of year; this a typically all red billed male
Mediterranean Gull, adult, undisclosed, Essex December 2011
This bird shows a little more black around the head than other adult winter MedGulls at this time of year.