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Bonaparte's Gull
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Estuaries (vagrant).
Diet: Plankton.
Best time to spot: Tern-like flight.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Bonaparte's Gull sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Slender-billed GullLegendary · Coast (very rare)
- Black-headed GullCommon · Inland and coastal
- Barrow's GoldeneyeLegendary · Lakes
- Forster's TernLegendary · Estuaries (extreme vagrant)
- Greater Sand PloverLegendary · Estuaries (very rare vagrant)
- Lesser Sand PloverLegendary · Estuaries (very rare vagrant)
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