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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coast, urban roofs, fields.
Diet: Omnivore.
Best time to spot: Slate-grey back; yellow legs.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in British seabirds.
How rare is it?
The Lesser Black-backed Gull sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is Amber-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the middle level of concern in the UK.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Common GullCommon · Reservoirs
- European Herring GullCommon · Coast
- Yellow-legged GullRare · South coast
- Great Black-backed GullUncommon · Coast
- Iceland Gull (kumlieni)Rare · Coast (winter)
- Ring-billed GullRare · Reservoirs
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