Silver Gulls are commonly found throughout Australia
They are also found in New Zealand and New Caledonia
They are found at virtually any watered habitat and is rarely seen far from land
Adapting well to urban environments and thriving around shopping centres and garbage dumps
The Silver Gull have become a successful scavengers
readily pestering humans for handouts of scraps
and pilfering from unattended food containers
Silver gulls are easily identified by its white head, tail and under body
They have a light grey back and black tipped wings
Adults have a bright orange-red beak, legs and eye ring
Silver gulls can breed all year round but they usually breed between Augusts to November
Silver gulls nest in large colonies on offshore islands
often 2 broods will be raised in a year
Both parents share responsibility of nest-building, incubation and feeding duties
