Larus fuscus [Lesser Blackbacked Gull].
Met with now and then, but not in great plenty. It does not nestle here.
Larus argentatus [Herring Gull].
Breeds at Gamrie Head and at Troup. Numbers are taken when young by the fishermen and their children, and brought up quite tame, walking about the villages like poultry.
Larus marinus [Great Blackbacked Gull].
Like his lesser brethren, this gentleman is but a visitor here, and generally goes before he gets his black coat.
Larus glaucus [Glaucous Gull].
A female, in an immature state of plumage, was killed in Gamrie.
Lestus catarractes [Common Skua], and
Lestus Richardsoni [Richardson’s Skua].