▁down wards ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 - 6 0 0 ▁individuals ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁considered ▁the ▁r ar est ▁g ull ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁ ▁Un like ▁most ▁g ull s ▁which ▁nest ▁close ▁together ▁and ▁sometimes ▁touch ing , ▁la va ▁g ull s ▁are ▁solit ary ▁nest ers , ▁rarely ▁nest ing ▁closer ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meters ▁apart . ▁They ▁are ▁highly ▁territorial , ▁def ending ▁bre eding ▁territ ories ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁sq . ▁meters ▁( 7 0 ▁m ▁diameter ) ▁from ▁cons pec ific s . ▁They ▁nest ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁often ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁coast al ▁veget ation , ▁and ▁line ▁the ▁nest ▁with ▁plant ▁material . ▁They ▁lay ▁two ▁o live - color ed ▁and ▁well - cam ou fl aged ▁eggs ▁that ▁take ▁ 3 2 ▁days ▁to ▁inc ub ate . ▁They ▁generally ▁nest ▁close ▁to ▁calm ▁water , ▁often ▁near ▁l ago ons . ▁Bre eding ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁opportun istic ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁restricted ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁season . ▁Young ▁birds ▁f ledge ▁at ▁ 5 5 ▁days ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁c ared ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁adult s ▁for ▁several ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Diet ▁and ▁feed ing ▁They ▁are ▁om n iv ores ▁like ▁most ▁Lar us ▁g ull s , ▁generally ▁sc av eng ing ▁or ▁ste aling ▁from ▁n ests ▁and ▁from ▁fish ers , ▁but