Larus melanocephalus
Length:
36cm to 38cm
Wingspan:
92cm to 100cm
Weight:
230g to 280g
The Mediterranean gull has an all-black coloured head in the breeding season and is slightly larger than the black-headed gull. Adults have white tips on their wings with white underwings. Younger birds have more marks on their wings. The beak is large and bright red when the bird is an adult.
Until the 1950s, these birds were extremely rare in the UK. Nowadays, the Mediterranean gull is common in the winter and is gradually increasing.
Their diets consist of fish, offal, carrion and insects.
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