Herring gulls are out in force

This large species of seagull has a reputation as a food thief, but chips are not their usual diet – they are scavengers only if they spot a chance. In the summer holidays, visitor numbers to the seaside swell and opportunities are everywhere. Herring gulls live all around the UK’s coast and islands and you can spot them nesting on cliffs and rooftops. Adult herring gulls are around 60 centimetres long with a wingspan of up to 150 centimetres. They have silver-grey feathers on top of their body and white below, with a white head and yellow bill (beak) with a red spot. The black wingtips at their rear have white spots. Herring gulls look very like lesser black-backed gulls but their legs are pink rather than yellow.…

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