Black-headed Gull

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Habitat and behaviour

Habitat: Inland and coastal.
Diet: Omnivore.
Best time to spot: Chocolate-brown hood (summer).

When to look

Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.

How rare is it?

The Black-headed Gull sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is Amber-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the middle level of concern in the UK.

Recent UK sightings

Similar birds

• Bonaparte's GullEpic · Estuaries (vagrant)
• Slender-billed GullLegendary · Coast (very rare)
• European Herring GullCommon · Coast
• Eurasian OystercatcherCommon · Coast
• Western House MartinCommon · Villages
• American Golden PloverRare · Coastal turf (autumn passage)

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