Anyone ever wondered where seagulls come from?
They're everywhere but I've never seen a baby or an egg or a seagull on a nest.
any thoughts?

What have you been putting in that pipe of yours Purple???

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purplehaze said...

Anyone ever wondered where seagulls come from?
They're everywhere but I've never seen a baby or an egg or a seagull on a nest.
any thoughts?

Go to Mud Island in the middle of the bay,Heaps of them

It seems Silver Gulls breed in many places. I've read that while they might breed among coastal saltbushes, drifts of seaweed and jetties, they are also fitting in nicely with the urban environment, breeding on gutters and roofing. The only place I've seen them nesting though is at the back of the Frankston library.

If you're keen to see some cute baby seagulls, it sounds like you should try Mud Island. Apparently there are over 100,000 breeding adults over a land area of 50 hectares (or 1 breeding pair every 10 m2).

You also see heaps of them on moored boats, especially the ones the don't move that often. When there on the nest they go beserk when you go near.

A few weeks ago my mate was repainting an old wooden mast off a couta boat, it had about 5 22 caliber slugs in it. The boat owners used to shoot the seagulls back in the day.

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scottw said...

The only place I've seen them nesting though is at the back of the Frankston library.

Ahh - of course! I didnt think of Frankston library. Probably several species breed back there.

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baywavebill said...

What have you been putting in that pipe of yours Purple???

Actually I just thought this forum was kind of dead all last week, so what the hell...

BTW Borkum Ruff is the go, nothing else, dont worry.

Henceforth I have changed my avatar;