Mediterranean Gulls found us very quickly on the Scilly Pelagic recently. A nice way to start. #birds #ukbirding #scillybirding #seabirding #scillypelagics #lovegulls #larophile #birdsseenin2026 #gulls #islesofscilly #stmarys

A collage of the Laughing Gull from July 28th at Penzance. I'm no larophile, but this is one of my favourite birds and experiences of 2025. #ukbirding #birds

Ornithologist "Started moult"
Larophile "Those wingtips"
Naturalist "What's the sandhopper sp. in its bill?"
Lister "No. 44 on the day list"
Birder "Next"
World lister "UK's cak. It's had it. Now, Pallas's gull, that's a gull, treat yourself. Kazakhstan, mate. You're worth it. Trade Fair, mate"

Thank you, @greg-conway.bsky.social beat me to it!

Well done on embracing your inner larophile by the way, gulls need more friends 🙂

To the Gullers/Larophiles out there. Can I have your thoughts with a couple of gulls from last year? 1st taken at Ruddons Point (Fife) 19/5/25 - 2nd at Loch Oire (Moray) 21/12/25
Pure Glaucous or Glaucous x Herring?? #gulls #larophile #ukbirds #ukbirding #gullsofthewp #gullsoftheworld #hybrid

I will reach my final form (Derry Larophile) eventually 😂😂😂

Thanks. I'm a bit of a larophile so I'm biased in also thinking they are gorgeous.

I’d definitely lean toward the larophile camp 😉

I'm not entirely Larophobic, I'm also not a Larophile. Yet there is something compelling about snapping gulls on a seaside beach. I hear breeding gulls over my Whetstone Leics. house throughout the summer these days; early mornings all that is missing is the wash of the waves. #ukwildlife #ukbirding

Excellent. We'll make a Larophile out of you yet! 😉

As a newly confirmed Larophile it set me wondering about the change in UK status of the ratio between Glaucous:Iceland Gulls. Anyone have...

Also this Gull on Isleham Wash. it’s certainly got Caspian Gull in it, but may be a hybrid? Tail pattern looked good when it flew off. Any #larophile #gull fans care to comment? @CambsBirdClub