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Latin name: Larus minutus
Size: Wingspan approximately 65cm.
Distribution: Found around the coasts of England, Wales and south east
Scotland.
Months seen: July to April
Habitat: Coastal areas.
Food: Insects.
Special features: The Little Gull is seen in the UK from late summer and autumn.
They are agile birds resembling terns in their movements.
The adults have black heads in summer. In winter this moults to a white head
with a black crown and black spot behind the eye. The beak is black and the legs
are pink to red.
In flight adult little gulls show a pale grey upperwing, with no black wingtips, and a
dark grey underwing.
Juvenile Little gulls have a black mark on the upper surfaces of the wings which
form a 'W' when viewed from above.
UK Safari Bird Section
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