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Numbers breeding:

Year No. of pairs
1979 2
2003 0
2012 0
2013 0
2021 0
Sources: Crawford et al. (1982), Whittington et al. (2016),
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(DFFE, unpublished record).
Note: Although not breeding, about 15 Kelp Gulls were
roosting at the Maatjies River mouth on 18 November 2021
(DFFE, unpublished record).They are regularly encounted
there (pers.obs).

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