Black-headed Gull
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.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Bonaparte's Gull · Estuaries (vagrant)
- Slender-billed Gull · Coast (very rare)
- European Herring GullCommon · Coast
- Eurasian OystercatcherCommon · Coast
- Western House MartinCommon · Villages
- American Golden Plover · Coastal turf (autumn passage)
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