Common Gull
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 28th January 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Stevenston on 19th January 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Maidens on 4th August 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Winter Plumage
Taken at
Strathclyde Park on 11th January 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Winter Plumage
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 22nd January 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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1st Cycle
Taken at Musselburgh on 8th March 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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2nd Cycle
Taken at Port Seton on 19th July 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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3rd Cycle
Taken at Torness on 11th September 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Common Gull.
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Local Names:
Larus Canus.
Charadriiformes.
Laridae.

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Usually on the ground and in a colony.
Seaweed and other plant material.
As well as scavenging on carrion, Common Gulls feed on worms, insects, molluscs and fish.

The plumage of the Common Gull varies greatly and depends on age and the time of year.
Notes on Gull Identification
38-44 cm.


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