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Great Black-backed Gull
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coast, large rivers.
Diet: Fish, seabirds, scavenging.
Best time to spot: World's largest gull.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in British seabirds.
How rare is it?
The Great Black-backed Gull sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is Red-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the highest level of concern in the UK.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Common GullCommon · Reservoirs
- European Herring GullCommon · Coast
- Iceland Gull (kumlieni)Rare · Coast (winter)
- Lesser Black-backed GullCommon · Coast
- Ring-billed GullRare · Reservoirs
- Yellow-legged GullRare · South coast
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