Seasonal patterns in numbers of Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula in the Port Elizabeth area and on Bird Island, Algoa Bay

• Main Authors: PA Whittington, NTW Klages, AP Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 2006
• Subjects: Austral; Bird Island
• Online Access: http://ajol.info/index.php/ostrich/article/view/20233

Numbers of Kelp Gulls recorded within the Port Elizabeth area peaked in the austral autumn, and on average comprised approximately 4% of the southern African population. Between 66% and 80% of Kelp Gulls recorded around Port Elizabeth were in adult plumage. It is assumed that adults breeding outside...