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Record details

BirdPix:   227378
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3423AB
Observer:   Blanco J
Date of record:   2022-07-04
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   It may be a juvenile Kelp Gull, but in the photo it caught my eye. It was next to "The Island" within the Robberg Nature Reserve, along with several adult Kelp Gulls. They seemed to be hunting or feeding on something in the water.
Last updated:   2022-07-26 13:56:59
Sp. code:   287
Species name:   Larus dominicanus (incl vetula)
Common name:   Kelp Gull -- Swartugmeeu
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-227378
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 227378 - photo: 1
VM-number: 227378 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Sub-adult Kelp Gull.
Date:   2022-07-26 13:56:59
Species name:   Larus dominicanus (incl vetula) -- Kelp Gull; Swartugmeeu
Species code:   287

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