Kelp Gull

Description:

Adult: Black upper parts and wings. The head, underparts, tail, and the small "mirrors" at the wing tips are white. The bill is yellow with a red spot, and the legs are yellow. Juveniles: Dull legs, a black bill, a dark band in the tail, and an overall grey-brown plumage densely edged whitish, but they rapidly get a pale base to the bill and largely white head and underparts.

Habitat:

Lambert's Bay Bird Island Nature Reserve