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Great Black-backed Gull
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Taken at Seahouses, Northumberland on 18th April 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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| Taken at Ullapool on 21st July 2008 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens. | |
| Taken at Dunbar Harbour on 22nd October 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. | |
| 1st Cycle Taken at Dunbar Harbour on 31st January 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| 1st Cycle Taken at Saltcoats on 10th December 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| 1st Cycle Taken at Stevenston on 1st October 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| 2nd Cycle Taken at Stevenston on 1st October 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| Lunch! 2nd Cycle Taken at Troon on 11th November 2018 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| 3rd Cycle Taken at Port Seton on 14th May 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| Lunch Taken at St Andrews on 25th July 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. |
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| Taken at Dunbar Harbour on 27th May 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. | |
| Taken at Marwick Head on 18th July 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens | |
| Great Black-backed Gull. |
| Species : Order: Family: Local names: |
Larus marinus. Charadriiformes. Laridae. |
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Of Nest: Food: Plumage: Length: Wingspan: Breeding Period: Eggs: |
A lined nest on the ground often on top of a rocky stack. They will investigate any small organism they encounter and will readily eat almost anything that they can swallow. Will hunt and kill any prey smaller than themselves. It is grayish-black on the wings and back, with conspicuous, contrasting white "mirrors" at the wing tips. The legs are pinkish, and the bill is yellow or yellow-pink with some orange or red near the tip of lower bill. Notes on Gull identification 64–79 cm 1.5–1.7 m April - June 1 to 3 eggs greenish-brown with dark speckles and blotches. |
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