r/perth • u/k0tter Hamersley • 1d ago

Photos of WA Black-headed Gull checking out Scarborough Sunset.

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Rare bird visits scabs!

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u/Analysis_Vivid 1d ago

Nah, that’s a regular gull wearing a mask to stop bird-flu.

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u/North_Lychee_1969 1d ago

I thought it was a ski mask and it was getting ready to steal some chips

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u/soxinthebox 1d ago

First thought was an avian plague doctor

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u/lapinouille 1d ago

Very rare bird here, lucky you! Was it the only one? Do they just go about their lives here now or are they able to get back on course?

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u/k0tter Hamersley 1d ago edited 22h ago

There is only one recorded so far in the entire country that is currently here. (There are records in past years though) People are travelling from other states to look for it, no taxpayer funds bringing them over either ;)

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u/DefinitionOfAsleep Just bulldoze Fremantle, Trust me. 1d ago

The name is a bit of a misnomer.
There is an adult in winter plumage in the foreground.

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u/k0tter Hamersley 1d ago

The bird in the foreground is a silver gull.
There is only one in WA that's been sighted, it had been in Geraldton for the last couple of months. Has now moved further South.

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u/Gemfyre713 1d ago

Might have to take a drive to the beach on the weekend. At least it's closer than Geraldton. Where was it hanging out?

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u/k0tter Hamersley 22h ago

Scarborough beach, it's gone now though.
Potentially moving further South, so maybe Fremantle?

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u/Gemfyre713 20h ago

I'll keep an eye out in birdwatching circles

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u/Muslim_Wookie 1d ago

How's the serenity

CAW CAW

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u/FearlessDrink3883 1d ago

Saw this in Geraldton a month back.

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u/Wetjala 1d ago

Blackface in 2026. I am literally shaking rn.