Gulls
A ranked list by masterBacteria · 9 items
- Heermann's gull
1masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★★A deeply special looking gull with a shocking red bill and beautiful airbrushed gray-and-black body. Flashy and gorgeous. This species is vulnerable and declining in the face of habitat loss. Extra cute points awarded due to a major breeding colony being located on the roof of a (now destroyed) McDonald's restaurant. Good luck.
- Ring-billed gull
2masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★Absolutely cute, soft-looking gull. Charming with its bright yellow beak and feet; a bird whose bill is, indeed, ringed: a strong charm point. Compared to other gulls that frequent my region, polite while foraging.
- Great black-backed gull
3masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★The largest gull in the world. A big-bodied gull with a formidable, deep beak. Handsome adults have a striking red ring around their eyes. A self assured and sometimes aggressive gull. They seem to have an ability to eat anything smaller than them that moves or smells. Great, not my favorite. In the summer, full-grown babies follow adults around, crying and mewling, begging for food. So cute so cute so cute so cute so cute so cute so cute
- American herring gull
4masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★A classic, and to me, the archetypal gull. Average, but by no means boring. Surprising red and black on its long orange bill. Iconic noise and coloration. A steadfast and reliable presence on the shore.
- Sabine's gull
5masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-05★★★★Gorgeous. The yellow-tipped black beak is stunning, and the bright red mouth corner and eyering are shocking. Slight-looking body and neck. Rather distinctive and beautiful black plumage. This gull is distantly related to all other gulls, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were considered their own "thing" within my lifetime. Mysterious. Disturbing. Cute. Evokes a feeling of "novelty."
- Iceland gull
6masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-05★★★★A cute, medium-sized, and rather pale gull. "Bubblegum pink" legs, as they are described by birders, are cute and a rather uncommon color. The immature plumage of individuals belonging to the Kumliens subspecies is nearly all-white and makes the young ones look special, like angels. The adult is not so distinct, but it's nice.
- Laughing gull
7masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★Noisy and adorable. Beautiful with a black head, and cute when in its smudgy winter plumage. Gorgeous with its red beak in summer. Increasing in recent years in my region, I am partial to this species, but the novelty may wear off.
- Lesser black-backed gull
8masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-04★★★★A visitor to my region whose permanent population is increasing. A good looking gull with bright yellow legs. Pretty similar to AHGU, but I'm not complaining. In my experience, often the first to fly away among the larger gulls. Lacking some interest, and not particularly iconic, but a solid showing.
- Short-billed gull
9masterBacteria's latest · 2026-11-05★★★Known to me as "mew gull," cute, but I don't know it well, and I am not wowed by it. Well it's fine. It's little. I prefer ring-billed gull but I recognize that it is because of familiarity bias. I could see someone enjoying this one.
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