Éanna Ní Lamhna on the knock-on effects of overfishing, the black-headed gull and the holy grail of beetle spotting
Black-headed gull. Photograph supplied by Enda McMorrow
I came across this brown-headed gull in Marlay Park. While it is common to see the black-headed variety up there, is it unusual to see this type?This is a regular black-headed gull in full summer plumage. Their head feathers are actually always chocolate brown rather than jet black. It also has black tips to its wings, which cover its tail in your picture. The gull with the jet-black head feathers is the Mediterranean gull, a much rarer sighting. It always has completely white wing feathers.
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