Silver Gulls are the most common type of seagulls you’ll find in Manly.

Common name: Silver Gull

Scientific name: Larus novaehollandiae (also called Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)

Approximate length: 40 cm

Date spotted: 26 December 2013

Season: Summer

Location: Manly Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Latitude/longitude: -33.794021,151.287893

The next photo shows a youngster, as indicated by the dappled brown plumage on the wings. The birds often make themselves a shallow pit in the sand to sleep in, as this one has done.

Skimming the wave tops: