Ring Billed Gull 
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 18th January 2024 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Strathclyde Park on 4th January 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Strathclyde Park on 25th January 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 3rd January 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Ring Billed Gull.
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Local Names:		 Larus delawarensis.
Charadriiformes.
Laridae.


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Near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United States.
Omnivore. They forage in flight or pick up objects while swimming, walking or wading. They also steal food from other birds and frequently scavenge.
This gull is a regular wanderer to western Europe. In Ireland and Great Britain it is no longer classed as a rarity, with several birds regularly wintering in these countries.
In breeding plumage the head, neck and underparts are white; the relatively short bill is yellow with a dark ring; the back and wings are silver gray; and the legs are yellow. The eyes are yellow with red rims.
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49 - 50cm long.
124 cms.
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