Birds with Odd Plumages

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BOP:   21
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3424BB
Observer:   Underhill L.G
Date of record:   2012-01-31
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Photo taken at Kabeljaauws River mouth, Jeffrey`s Bay end of Jan.2012. I saw it again middle Feb. same place. It seemed quite well fed. On its own but some other grey headed gulls in the vicinity.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   288
Species name:   Larus cirrocephalus
Common name:   Grey-headed Gull -- Gryskopmeeu
Family:   Laridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Grey-headed Gull
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BOP-21
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 21 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2012-04-12 21:17:49
Species name:   Larus cirrocephalus -- Grey-headed Gull; Gryskopmeeu
Species code:   288
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   Deformity at end of bill
Date:   2023-04-08 22:26:21
Species name:   Larus cirrocephalus -- Grey-headed Gull; Gryskopmeeu
Species code:   288

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