Little Gull
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coast, reservoirs (passage).
Diet: Insects, small fish.
Best time to spot: Smallest gull; tern-like flight.
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
- Black TernRare · Reservoirs (passage)
- Yellow-legged GullRare · South coast
- Common GullCommon · Reservoirs
- Pallid Swift · Coast
- Ring-billed Gull · Reservoirs
- WhimbrelUncommon · Northern moors (summer); coast (passage)
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