Gull Index |
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Adult Mediterranean Gulls at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Wales on 21 June 2017 |
2020 |
5 Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto - photos & video |
2019 |
Slaty-backed Gull still at Mohawk Lake in Brantford on 5 December 2019 - photos and video |
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 17 January 2019 |
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2018 |
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 15 December 2018 |
Slaty-backed Gulls and more at Brantford Landfill on 13 December 2018 - video and photos |
Sabine's Gull at Penticton BC on 8 September 2018 - video and photos |
Mediterranean Gull at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Wales on 12 July 2018 - photos and video |
Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 28 March 2018 - photos and video |
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Three first cycle Glaucous Gulls at Bluffers Park on 20 January 2018 - video and photos |
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Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 1 January 2018 - video and photos |
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2017 |
Thayer's & Glaucous Gulls in the Canadian Arctic on 25 & 29 August 2017 - photos and videos |
Black-legged Kittiwake at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on 13 July 2017 |
Bonaparte's and Ring-billed Gulls at Ashbridges Bay in July in Toronto |
Mediterranean Gulls photos and video at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Wales on 21 June 2017 |
First summer Black-legged Kittiwake at Bronte Harbour on 7 June 2017 |
Two first summer Little Gulls at Bronte Harbour on 7 June 2017 |
First summer Franklin's Gull in Toronto on Woodbine Beach/Ashbridges Bay 27 May 2017 |
Videos and photos of the Iceland - Kumlien's - Thayer's Gull complex at Ashbridge's Bay in Toronto |
Adult nominate glaucoides Iceland Gull at Ashbridge's Bay in Toronto on 15 and 16 April 2017 |
Adult Thayer's Gulls at Ashbridge's Bay in Toronto on 15 and 16 April 2017 |
Kumlien's Gulls at Ashbridge's Bay in Toronto on 15 April 2017 |
Juvenile/first cycle Thayer's Gull at Ashbridge's Bay in Toronto on 6 February 2017 |
Kumlien's Gulls at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto - page 1 on 5 February 2017 |
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Thayer's Gulls and more Kumlien's Gulls at Ashbridges' Bay - page 2 in Toronto on 5 February 2017 |
More on Adult Ring-billed Gull with Pink Flush at Oshawa Harbour on 3 February 2017 |
Adult Ring-billed Gull with Pink Flush at Oshawa Harbour on 1 February 2017 - photos and video |
Kumlien's Gull on Lake Ontario at Oshawa Harbour on 1 February 2017 - photos and video |
Slaty-backed Gull on the Niagara River - photos and video on 15 January 2017 |
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Interesting Kumlien's Gull at Thorold on 11 January 2017 |
2016 |
Thayer's and Kumlien's Gulls at Ashbridges Bay Toronto on 31 December 2016 |
Great Black-backed Gull banded 0R5 returns to Minet's Point, Barrie. 19 November 2016. |
Four Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Barrie on 15 October 2016 |
NEW Adult Black-headed Gull feeding two hungry juveniles at Llanelli Wetland Centre in Wales on 5 July 2016. Llanelli has the only Black-headed Gull breeding colony in South Wales. |
Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Presqu'ile Provincial Park on 10 and 13 September 2016 |
Variation in Icelandic Herring Gulls at Heimaey in Iceland - 28 June 2016 |
March |
Thousands of Franklin`s Gulls in Lima, Peru, on 19 and 21 March 2016. |
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February |
More about pink Ring-billed Gulls at Oshawa Harbour on 18 February 2016 |
Adult Ring-billed Gull with pinkish plumage flush. Oshawa Harbour on 17 February 2016 |
Two Glaucous Gulls near Toronto on 11 and 17 February 2016 |
Dark-eyed gull near Toronto on 10 February 2016 |
Adult Herring Gull with Thayer's-like wingtip pattern. Near Toronto, Ontario on 5 February 2016 |
January |
Second Winter Glaucous Gull at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Toronto on 31 January 2015 |
Adult Thayers and two Kumlien's Gulls at Oshawa Harbour on 30 January 2016 |
Thayer's Gull adult in winter plumage at Oshawa Harbour, Ontario, 25 January 2016 |
Four Kumlien's Gulls and their eyes at Oshawa Harbour, Ontario, 25 Jan 2016 |
Kumlien's Gull with ice on its legs at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 13 January 2016 |
Barrie Gull Feeding Frenzy and Emerald Shiners on 10 January 2016 |
Presumed Nelson's Gull - Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid at Tommy Thompson Park on Lake Ontario in Toronto, 10 January 2016 |
Barrie Gulls P 6 on 8 January 2016 - a study with links to videos |
Barrie Gulls P 5 on 2 and 3 January 2016: Little, Lesser Black-backed, Great Black-backed, Glaucous, Bonaparte's, Herring, Kumlien's, Thayer's and Ring-billed. |
Three New Years Day Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 1 January 2016 |
American Herring Gulls at Niagara Falls and Newfoundland. 2001. Article by Lars Jonsson and Bruce Mactavish |
2015 |
Gull Fans and Black-legged Kittiwake at Niagara Falls, Canada on 30 December 2015 |
Adult Thayer's Gull in winter plumage in Barrie, Ontario on 28 December 2015 - 4 more photos. |
Two Second cycle Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park on Lake Ontario in Toronto, ON on 27 December 2015 - close to study plumages |
Adult Kumlien's Gull missing lower part of leg. Minet's Point in Barrie on 26 December 2015 |
Juvenile and adult Thayer's Gulls in Barrie on 26 December 2015. |
Barrie Gulls page 4, 12-26 December 2015: Lesser Black-backed, Herring, Kumlien's and Bonaparte's Gull |
First cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull at Ashbridges Bay Waste Water Treatment Plant in Toronto on Christmas Bird Count 20 December 2015 |
Thayer's Gull, adult in winter plumage at Heritage Park in Barrie on 17 & 18 December 2015 |
Pale Iceland Gull on Lake Ontario shoreline at Bluffers Park in Toronto. 14 Dec 2015 |
Barrie Gulls page 3. 9-12 December 2015: Thayer's, Lesser Black-backed, Herring, Great Black-backed Gull |
Barrie Gulls page 2. 9-12 December 2015: Little Gull |
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Four new videos of gulls feeding on abundant minnows on Lake Simcoe in Barrie, Ontario |
Second winter Kumlien's Gull at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 3 December 2015 |
Barrie Gulls page 1. Six species of gulls in Barrie, Ontario on 15 November 2015 - Little, Lesser Black-backed, Great Black-backed, Bonaparte's, Herring and Ring-billed. |
Juvenile Northern Herring Gull at Ajax Waterfront Park on 11 November 2015 |
Gulls in Peru - six species at Pantanos de Villa - Belchers, Kelp, Franklin's, Gray-hooded, Gray and Andean Gulls.- on 18 October 2015. |
Laughing, Sabine's, Little, and More on the OFO Convention weekend at Point Pelee, 1 to 4 October 2015. |
Thayer's Gulls on the breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic on Victoria Island & Devon Island; Kumlien's Gull on Baffin Island. Please scroll down. |
Adult Little Gull at North Point on James Bay on 10 August 2015. |
Very worn and faded Herring Gull in Toronto on 8 June 2015. |
California Gull in second summer plumage at Tip of Point Pelee on 12 May 2015 |
Toronto's Heermann's Gull 14 November 1999 to 16 September 2000. An enquiry from Nancy Barrett prompted me to post photos and article of this super gull from the pre digital era. |
More Variation in Iceland and Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto January and February 2015. |
Adult Thayer's Gull in winter plumage at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 12 January 2015 |
Three Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 3 January 2015 |
Wingtip Pattern Variation in Thayer's, Kumlien's and Iceland Gulls |
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2014 |
Galapagos Gulls: Lava Gull and Swallow-tailed Gull during Quest Nature Tours trip to Galapagos 7 to 14 November 2014 |
Franklin's Gulls overwintering in Galapagos. San Cristobal Island on 9 November 2014 |
OFO Gull Workshop at Niagara Falls on Saturday 29 November 2014. Sorry Fully booked. |
Kumlien's Gulls still at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 17 and 18 April 2014 |
Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 7 April 2014 |
Variation in Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 2 March 2014 |
Thayer's and Kumlien's Gulls in Toronto on 4 January 2014 |
2013 |
Arctic Gulls in Toronto on 28 December 2013 |
Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 18 December 2013 |
Pale-winged Thayer's Gulls in the Canadian High Arctic |
Interesting Gull with Yellow Legs at Niagara Falls Ontario on 28 November 2013. |
Variation in Belcher's Gulls at Paracas and the Ballestas Islands, Peru. 31 October and 1 November 2013. |
Franklin's Gulls and Elegant Terns on the coast of Peru, 31 October and 12 November 2013 with Quest Nature Tours. |
Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull at Van Wagners Beach in Hamilton on 12 October 2013 |
First winter Little Gull with Bonaparte's Gulls at Wheatley Harbour near Point Pelee on 26 September 2013 |
Laughing Gull molting into first winter plumage at Hillman Marsh, near Point Pelee on 28 September 2013 |
Thayer's Gulls in the Canadian Arctic Beechey Island and Baffin Island on 30 and 31 August 2013 |
Arctic Gulls - Glaucous, nominate Iceland Gull, and Great Black-backed Gull in Greenland 25 August to 6 September 2013 |
Gulls at the Tip of Point Pelee from 4 to 18 May Laughing, Little, Glaucous, Lesser Black-backed, and Bonaparte's Gulls |
More Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 3 February 2013 |
2012 |
Slaty-backed Gull on island in Niagara River, viewed from Control Gates at Chippawa above Niagara Falls on 30 December 2012. |
Kumlien's Gull and Thayer's Gull at Ashbridges Bay and Bluffers Park in east Toronto with Declan Troy on 28 December 2012 |
Video of masses of gulls at Niagara Falls in a feeding frenzy on 14 December 2012. |
Galapagos Gulls: Lava Gulls and Swallow-tailed Gulls, 9 to 15 November 2012 with Quest Nature Tours |
First year California Gull at the Tip of Point Pelee on 18 May 2012 |
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Two pages of Gulls at Kitchener/Waterloo on 10 and 11 April 2012 - Lesser Black-backed, Glaucous, Kumlien's, Thayer's, Herring |
More variation in Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 5 March 2012 |
Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 1 March 2012 |
Bonaparte's Gulls, Black-headed Gull, Little Gull and Black-legged Kittiwake at Buffalo, New York on 11 and 31 January 2012 |
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2011 |
Adult Slaty-backed Gull at Niagara Falls, Ontario on 3 December 2011 found by Kevin McLaughlin |
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First winter Black-legged Kittiwake at Whirlpool 3 December found by Kyle Holloway |
Gull with yellow legs at Point Pelee on 18 May 2011. Five photos. |
Adult Common Gull Larus canus canus at Cobourg Harbour on 23 March 2011 |
Black-legged Kittiwake at Cobourg Harbour on 14 February 2011 |
Variation in Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park, Toronto, 25, 29, 30 & 31 January 2011. Three pages of 21 individuals. |
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Glaucous Gulls at Cherry Beach and Bluffers Park in Toronto on 25 and 30 January 2011 |
First winter male Harlequin Duck and Gulls at Whitby Harbour on 26 January 2011 |
2010 |
Leucistic Bonaparte's Gull at the Whirlpool on the Niagara River on 30 December 2010 |
Laughing Gull adult in breeding (definitive alternate) plumage at Point Pelee on 12 May 2010. |
California Gull in probable third alternate (third breeding) plumage at Wheatley Harbour near Point Pelee on 6 May 2010 |
Kumlien's Iceland Gull in first basic plumage and Glaucous Gull in second basic plumage at Ashbridges Bay, Toronto on 20 February 2010 |
Adult Ivory Gull at Cherry Street in Toronto on 15 February 2010 |
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls and a Coyote at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto, 15 February 2010. |
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on 5 and 14 February 2010. |
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Common Gull (Larus canus canus) adult in winter (basic) plumage near Adam Beck, Niagara River, 6 January 2010 Niagara River, |
Mew Gull adult in winter (basic) plumage on roosting rocks south of Adam Beck, Niagara River, 1 January 2010. Three photos. |
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2009 |
Thayer's Gull adult in basic plumage at Ashbridges Bay, Toronto, 20 Dec 2009 |
Black-legged Kittiwake in juvenal plumage on the Niagara River just above the Falls on 5 December 2009 |
European Herring Gulls in England and Wales, October & November 2009 |
Some Welsh Gulls at Porthcawl, Wales on 31 October and 1 November 2009 - Mediterranean, Black-headed, Common Gulls |
California Gull in third basic (winter) plumage about 400 metres south of Sir Adam Beck lookout on the Canadian side of the Niagara River. 21 November 2009 |
Mediterranean Gulls at Porthcawl, Wales on 31 October and 1 November 2009 |
Some Japanese gulls page 1 and page 2 at Osaka, Japan, on 26 September 2009 |
Black-legged Kittiwake photo 1 and photo 2 in juvenal plumage, Van Wagners Beach, 7 September 2009 |
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2008 |
Some Scandinavian Gulls in Oslo and Stockholm on 19 and 20 July 2008 |
Kumlien's Iceland Gull in third basic plumage at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on 23 February 2008 |
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 18 February 2008. |
Newfoundland 17 to 23 January 2008. Five pages of gulls and special birds in and near St. John's |
Second or third basic Nelson's Gull (Herring x Glaucous Gull hybrid) left, first basic Kumlien's Iceland Gull right, at Ashbridges Bay in Toronto on 4 January 2008. |
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2007 |
Laughing Gull at Cobourg Harbour on 6 March 2007 |
Glaucous Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gull at Frenchman's Bay in Pickering, 4 March 2007 |
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls showing variation in Toronto on 19 and 20 February 2007 |
Newfoundland Gulls 12 to 17 January 2007 |
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2006 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull in first basic plumage at Niagara Falls on 31 December 2006 |
Slaty-backed Gull at Niagara Falls on 2 December 2006, found by Cayuga Bird Club |
Pale-winged Thayer's Gulls in the Canadian Arctic on 22 August 2006 |
Thayer's Gulls in Nunavut, Canada, on 17 August 2006 |
Laughing Gull in second alternate plumage at the tip of Point Pelee on 17 May 2006 |
Kumlien's Iceland Gulls in the Toronto area in January 2006 |
2005 |
Glaucous Gull 1 in second basic plumage on the Leslie Street Spit on 18 December 2005. |
Bonaparte's Gull in advanced definitive alternate plumage at Fort Erie, Ontario, on 10 December 2005. |
Interesting Gull in Markham, Ontario, on 21 November 2005. |
Thayer's Gull juvenile in Markham, Ontario, on 7 November 2005. |
Franklin's Gull in Barrie on 3 November 2005. |
Little Gulls in Barrie on 2 and 3 November 2005. |
Kumlien's-Thayer's Gulls indicating the cline in Markham on 30 October 2005. |
Little Gulls in definitive basic plumage at Stayner, Ontario, on 14 October 2005. |
Kumlien's Iceland Gull in Markham on 10 October 2005. |
Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Markham on 4, 6 and 24 October 2005. |
Nominate Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull in Greenland and Thayer's Gull from Devon Island, Nunavut, 13 to 23 August 2005 |
Ivory Gull, Northern Fulmar and Black-legged Kittiwake in Baffin Bay and Devon Island, Nunavut, 17-21 August 2005. |
Lesser Black-backed Gull in Markham on 3 July 2005. |
Markham gulls on 13 April 2005. |
2004 |
Another Thayer's Gull in Markham on 14 November 2004, same as the bird above showing the underwing. |
Thayer's Gull in Markham, Ontario on 17 October 2004 |
Yellow-legged Gull at Llanelli in Wales |
Newfoundland Photos of our January 2004 trip to St. John's to study gulls and winter birds. |
2003 |
Niagara River 12 photos of gulls and a Peregrine Falcon |
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California Gull on the Toronto Waterfront on 1 January 2003 - my first digiscoped photos |
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Adult Black-headed Gulls in winter (definitive basic) plumage at Porthcawl, Wales on 1 November 2009 |