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Yellow-legged Gull

Larus cachinnans

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Field Notes

Description:

These birds roost and rest on remote rocky islets when not feeding but sometimes get disturbed by predators, in this case probably the resident Peregrine. There may be a few other species of gull amongst these but the vast majority are Yellow-legged Gulls. A few Cormorants can also be seen.

Habitat:

Rocky coast

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thank you, I forgot to mention, these are the Spanish variant of Herring Gull, recently separated into their own full species.
LauraMaria
Love that first picture, so beautiful... nice job Malcolm :)

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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012

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