On a blustery December day, London’s skies fill with acrobatic shapes: gulls twisting and gliding above rivers, playgrounds, rooftops and fields. Yet behind the familiar raucous calls lies a surprisingly complex cast of characters. From the abundant Black-headed gull, with its tumbling flight and chocolate summer hood, to the fierce, piratical Herring gull now nesting on city rooftops, each species has its own story and subtle clues to identity. Size, leg colour, eye expression and mottled juvenile plumage all help distinguish Lesser and Greater Black-backed, genuinely uncommon Common gulls, and a host of rarer visitors like Kittiwakes, Mediterranean and Iceland gulls. Even vagrants blown in on wild weather can be picked out—if you know what to look for. Return on 07-Dec for the full story!
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