Common Gull nesing on a Scottish Moor. SCO 9131.
It looks like a small, gentler version of the herring gull, with greenish legs and a yellow bill. Despite its name, it is not at all common in some inland areas, though often abundant on the coast and in some eastern counties. They are now seen more often in towns and on housing estates in winter. In summer Common Gulls can often be seen along coasts and inland marshes and lakes of Scotland, N Ireland and N England. Elsewhere in England and Wales seen in winter on farmland, near lakes and marshes and on the coast. UK breeding is the number of pairs breeding annually is estimated at 49,000. UK wintering (710,000) is the number of individuals present from October to March. UK passage is the number of individuals passing through on migration in spring and/or autumn.
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Location: Dava Moor, Morayshire, Highland Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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