Lesser Black-backed Gull - Photo: Tim White

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus


Status:

Common Annual migrant. Primarily overwintering with small numbers of immature birds remaining through summer.


Local Habitat:

All coastlines or ponds, with regular large roosts at Dockyard. Now our most common wintering gull.


Commonly Seen:

Hamilton Harbour, St. Georges Harbour, Dockyard, Great Sound, Harrington Sound