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Birds seen on seashores in the UK: Common Gull

ARKive - Common Gull http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Larus_canus/more_still_images.html
Explore the every day life of a common gull family. See pictures of eggs in nest, chicks, juvenile, and adults engaged in a range of activities.
ARKive - Common gull, Larus canus
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Larus_canus/more_info.html
Research the common gull with fact file that includes status, physical description, range, habitat, biology, and threats.
Ashley Crombet-Beolens - Mew Gull, Common Gull
http://www.beolens.co.uk/digiscoping/galleries/Common_gull/
Study the subtle graduations from grey to pure white in the plumage of the common gull. Gives Latin name and two colour photographs.
British Garden Birds - Common Gull
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/commongull.htm
Check out gull that’s common in UK with wing span of 124 cm and is on the amber list. Explains what the amber list is and supplies audio clip of call.
Isle of Man Birding - Common Gull
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/pages/common_gull.htm
Identifies the best locations on small UK island where common gulls can be sighted. Also provides peak times throughout year to sight, plus two colour images.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Common Gull, Larus canus
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2883/
Digest results of survey carried out by UK government agency. Description of species, range of survey, method, and presentation, also find black and white drawing.
Royal Society for Protection of Birds - Common Gull
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/c/commongull/
Explains how to distinguish this gull from its cousins. Also offers data on breeding, wintering, diet, and call, plus colour image and distribution map of UK.
Tiscali Reference - Common Gull, Larus canus
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_common_gull.html
Read short entry that covers visual description and breeding habits. Also find colour photograph of species.
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Centre - Mew Gull
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i0550id.html
Access resource that offers photos and the taxonomy of this species. Learn about its physical traits and its nesting.
Canada’s Aquatic Environments - Mew Gull
http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/birds/speciesacc/Pacific/Pac_Birds/Laridae/L_canus.htm
Known also as the short-billed gull or the common gull, this gull’s name is derived from its call, which resembles a low mewing. Find a photo and description.

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