Bird Sightings: Little Gull

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Little Gull

Larius minutus

Gaelic: Faoileag-bheag

Photography © Debbie Bozkurt
Benbecula - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
18th February, 2007

Larus minutus

Passage - winter visitor

UK winter 400-800, spring 200-700

Smallest gull, only 26cm (approx size blackbird)

Adults: Flight: Tern-like but rounded wings, pale grey upperwing - no black wingtips, dark grey underwing. Summer bird pale grey, black head. Winter: head goes white, darker cap and eye-spot . Bill thin & black. Legs dark red

Juveniles: Dark wing mark "W" .

Habitat: Breeding - Colonies in grassy freshwater marsh. Winter - estuaries, lochs, fields

Breeds: North America, Asia

Winters: North USA, South Europe

Diet: summer mostly insects. Winter, fish, invertebrates (marine)

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