Where have all the Silver Gulls gone?

[Jill Dening <>]

Roger, I see that  no one has replied to your query online. I would 
expect Silver Gulls to be breeding at this time of year. I have seen 
breeding colonies at this time of year, though can't say if this is the 
case all around the country. Additionally, all the inland rain has no 
doubt set up suitable inland breeding conditions for Silver Gulls. 
Perhaps people might offer information about Silver Gull presence right 
now in their familiar places. Is anyone aware of breeding now?
Cheers,

Jill

Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

26° 51' 41"S  152° 56' 00"E

On 20/09/2010 11:29 PM, Roger Giller wrote:
> Last week I was with family and friends at Sussex Inlet for 6 days, fishing and 
> sightseeing with a bit of birding when practicable. One thing that I noted was 
> an almost complete absence of Silver Gulls. In the whole time we saw no more 
> than about 5 or 6.
>
> We were on the water for a total of about 25 hours over the period, both on St Georges 
> Basin and in the inlet/river itself. Each time we cleaned fish at the private jetty 
> attached to the house we stayed in there were between 1 and 5 Pelicans who arrived before 
> we had the boat tied up, but not a single Silver Gull. The house backs on to one of the 
> "canals" and has great views over the water. When not out fishing or 
> sightseeing we just sat and admired the view. Lots of birds to see, but no Silver Gulls.
>
> Far more numerous than the Silver Gulls were Masked Lapwings on almost any open 
> grassed area, and approximately a hundred Cormorants, mainly Little black and 
> Little Pied.
>
> Highlight of the week was my first Eastern Bristlebird, at Cave Beach in 
> Booderee National Park. We stood on the boardwalk to the lookout and it just 
> walked out of the scrub directly below us. I put a photo on ABID.
>
> Roger Giller.
>
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