Franklin's Gull
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coast (very rare).
Diet: Scavenger.
Best time to spot: Smaller; pale wing-tips.
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
- Laughing Gull · Coast (rare vagrant)
- Audouin's Gull · Coast (very rare)
- Elegant Tern · Coast (very rare)
- Plain Swift · Coast (very rare)
- Royal Tern · Coast (very rare)
- Slender-billed Gull · Coast (very rare)
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