Birdwatching in Galápagos: Focus on Gulls

Birdwatch: Going to the Galápagos for the gulls

While most visitors prefer the finches, tropicbirds and blue-footed boobies, some are drawn to less glamorous species Most visitors don’t come to the Galápagos for the gulls. With more than a dozen kinds of Darwin’s finches on offer – along with fearsome frigatebirds, ethereal tropicbirds, and comical blue-footed boobies – my tour companions could be forgiven for overlooking these less glamorous seabirds. But as a lifelong laridophile (as gull enthusiasts are known), I had two particular targ...

By Stephen Moss