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Non-breeding adult. Note the whitish eyes and the grey smudges above eye and on cheeks. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020). Grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
Gulls · Marine Birds · Marine Life · South Africa

Grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)

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Non-breeding adult. Note the whitish eyes and the grey smudges above eye and on cheeks. Hermanus, Western Cape (2020). Body white. Head, back and most of the upper surface of its wings grey. Tips of wings predominantly black, separated from the grey by a white flash. Legs and bill red. Eyes pale, with a red… Continue reading Grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)

Curious 'tec-tec' hanging onto a branch. Maïdo, Saint-Paul, La Réunion (2025). Réunion Stonechat (Saxicoles tectes)
Birds · La Réunion · Terrestrial · Terrestrial

Réunion Stonechat (Saxicoles tectes)

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Curious 'tec-tec' hanging onto a branch. Maïdo, Saint-Paul, La Réunion (2025). A short and round little bird, very familiar, curious and not so shy. Male is mostly black - head, back and wings - with white brows and mirrors on the wings, white throat and belly with a rufous chest patch. But males displays a… Continue reading Réunion Stonechat (Saxicoles tectes)